Scott Novotny: Comedian 2011
Scott Novotny is a successful comedy writer (Saturday Night Live) and stand-up comedian. He presented workshops on writing comedy, and he performed “family friendly” stand up comedy.
Event Dates, Locations and Attendance at each individual event:
06/26/2011: Writing Workshop at the Mahnomen Library - 23, Performance at the Detroit Lakes Library - 17
04/27/2011: Performance at Clearbrook-Gonvick High School - 200, Writing Workshop at the McIntosh Library - 4 Performance at the Fosston Library Theatre - 52
04/28/201: Writing Workshop at the Hawley Library - 10, Writing Workshop at the Barnesville Library - 7, Performance at the Breckenridge Library - 19
332 people attended the Activity programs.
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, pre-test/post-test, observations; Describe proposed end user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status.
- Participants will learn about writing comedy - both for performance and for written word prose.
- Participants will learn about performing stand-up comedy.
- Participants will be entertained by a professional stand-up comedian.
- Participants will learn about how to market their comedic writings.
A summary of survey results is:Please rate the quality of this program: (Using 1-5 scale, with 5 being excellent and 1 being poor)
- Not rated - (0), 1- (1), 2 - (7), 3 - (22), 4 - (76), 5 - (86), Average (4.24)
What did you like best about the program?
- Clean humor (7)
- Funny (2) - we can't get stand up in our small town
- Light-hearted, real life comedy
- Family entertainment
- Jokes/glasses
- Scott has so many facial expressions; sometimes he spoke too fast to understand
- Good people contact
- Everything (7)
- Good ideas
- He's very good & make you feel comfortable
- His humorous approach to everything
- It was informative, clean, very funny, I laughed - a lot
- Warm, funny, insightful
- Can relate to
- Jokes
- The humor
- Was very funny with everything
- Casual interaction w/audience
- Intimate, relaxed, very funny!
- Laughing! (8)
- Very informal
- He made it personal
- The good speaker
- Talking & sharing ideas
- Small group
- He talked to everyone and did a really good job
- He makes us feel at home - involved in the program
- Storytelling
- B is for Bullet
- The dog (16)
- He was funny (27) & awesome! (2)
- I don't know, he was crazy though
- When he shot Barney (8)
- The Amish thing
- His dancing (36)
- Licken' the frog (3)
- The end when he put the weird glasses on(7)
- Funny jokes (12)
- Some funny parts
- Impersonations (3)
- It was unique and funny (3)
- He acted like Tracey Morgan
- The comedy (2)
- His Barney impression (2)
- He was HI-larious! (2)
- It was fun & people enjoyed it (2)
- The jokes and the laughter (2)
- How funny, comical & down-to-earth Scott was
- Talking about toads
- Barney & Peppy
- His relating to students
- The toad joke
What did you expect to experience or learn from this presentation? Were your expectations met?
- To have a good laugh
- Yes! (56)
- Funny (3) - very much so
- Entertainment
- Expected to get some laughs and I sure did
- The advertisements were right on
- To be entertained
- Great
- Types of comedy & ideas
- Just get some hints about making my journalistic writing livelier, a bit funnier
- You never know where you'll find something that you need to know
- Helpful hints about humor and comedy, insights about human experience/behavior/life
- Humor
- Info on comedy writing
- To laugh - it's the best medicine
- Fun & laughs
- It was fun! (2)
- Info on the topic
- Didn't know what to expect, but truly enjoyed program
- I really didn't know what to expect
- Any ideas on how to do stand-up comedy
- Something about writing
- To laugh (37)
- Magic
- N2M
- I expected to experience funny jokes which I heard some!I don't really think you can learn anything from this.
- I expected to laugh till I cried
- To learn about things with comedy (6)
- Nothing except you can get high off a toad
- I thought he was going to be funnier
- I was expecting more of a comedian
- Could have been better
- Why comedy is a passion?
- I expected to hear a little more about the library
- Learn new jokes/pranks
- How to be funny (3)
- How to laugh (4)
- People value of comedy
- Him to be funny (7)
- That you should not do drugs
- He wrote for SNL, he was fantastic
- That all humor is not funny
- Lame jokes
What other programs would you like to see offered at the library?
- Arts/crafts workshops
- More of this (10)
- Storytellers
- Variety of things is good
- Flying Wallender
- Genealogy
- Music (3), drama (2)
- Historic presentations (2)
- Storytelling
- Writing programs (2)
- Funnier not appropriate comedians
- More assemblies (fun ones)
- A Magician/Magic (18)
- Comedy/Comedian(31)
- Daniel Tosh (12)
- Anything (7)
- Light shows
- A pro athlete
- Pet shows
- Animal programs (7)
- Singers(2)
- ACDC
- Jeff Foxworthy or Bill Engvall
- Teachers and students basketball game
- Circus act (4)
- Inspirational; authors (2) - book related - true stories
- Art of Music
- Minnesota Authors
- Singing group
Prior to this program, have you ever attended a program at the library or sponsored by the library? Yes (95) - No (96) How did you hear about the program?Program flier - 8Information/poster at the library - 15Information/poster in the community - 10Library newsletter - 4Library web site - 6Newspaper/magazine - 29Radio - 15Television - 2From library staff - 21From another person - 127 Check your age range:Birth to 5 (0), 6-17 (123), 18-54 (28), 55 and over (40) What is your zip code? 56542 (14) - 5665 (3) - 56684 (1) - 56549 (1) - 56514 (5) - 56520 (5) -58075 (3) - 56501 (6) - 56554 (2) - 56507(1) - 56557 (1) - 56589 (1) - 56646(10) - 56535 (2) - 56556 (1) - 56671(11) - 56644 (31) - 56634 (54) - 56601 (2) - 56652 (16) - 56676 (8) - 56621 (3) - 56672 (1) - 56670 (2) Do you have a current library card? Yes - 78 No - 105 NA - 6 # of evaluations received:192