The founders of Melbourne’s Steam Room program believe scientists can make their work more accessible through humour. Will their hypothesis prove true?
Five scientists walk into a theatre and try standup for the first time. Does hilarity ensue?
“I think that this show will prove that we can,” says Ru Halwala, who co-produced the program with fellow comedian Tom Stevenson, together known asThe scientist-comedians giving comedy a trial run, headlined by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Kirsten Banks .Multiple theories seek to explain the purpose and mechanics of humour. There’s the superiority theory – that our laughter expresses feelings of superiority over the butt of the joke.
Robin Williams had a similar view: “In the process of looking for comedy, you have to be deeply honest,” he once toldBy the end of the Steam Room boot camp, the scientists involved had each developed polished four-minute sets that drew upon their research and experiences as scientists. None had any standup comedy experience before signing up to the program.
“If you’re having fun presenting something that you’re passionate about, people will have fun coming on that journey with you,” Halwala says. “No matter what the topic is, you can make it engaging.
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