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My Daughter Tries Improv Comedy

February 27, 2025 4 Comments

By Charles Gray

I figure I’ll show Dad what I’ve learned in my improv class. “Dad, guess who I am.”

Wearing a bowler hat and shoes that are much too big, I lock my legs together, with my feet pointing outward, and waddle into his man cave swinging a cane.

He smiles. “You’re forgetting something, Danielle.”

“You’re right.” Snatching a beveled eraser from his desk, I place it under my nose and balance it with puckered lips.

He says, “Say baby buggy.”

When I say “baby,” the eraser falls.

He laughs.

“Very funny, Dad.” I should’ve stayed true to being a silent film star.

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  1. Mike C. says

    February 27, 2025 at 6:42 pm

    Nice work, Charles! I do like the old Charlie Chaplin films.

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  2. Helen P. says

    February 27, 2025 at 7:40 pm

    Congratulation Charles! That’s a nice father-daughter story.

    Reply
  3. Ed Kratz says

    March 5, 2025 at 7:59 am

    Sweet story.

    Reply
  4. Sue says

    March 9, 2025 at 9:05 pm

    Cute story.
    Good visualization

    Reply

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