(0)T3 Talks: Recap of Secrets to a Funnier You(back)
Palo Alto Patch staff and PAI staff waited expectantly for the event to begin.
Dinner got off to a great start with drinks donated by Thomas Fogarty Vineyards and Gordon Biersch. The variety of options offered by our sponsor Whole Foods gave everyone a chance to make the perfect small plates before sitting down to enjoy the show.
One of the founders of Palo Alto Institute, Dr. Joon Yun, mingled with guests who were new to the T3 Talks.
Some of the members of Palo Alto Investors joined us for the evening with their significant others. Palo Alto Investers in large part funds the PAI.
Emcee and speaker Chris Sams, Director of BATS Theater-On-The-Go asked audience members to come up with a rousing welcome for Kevin Kallaugher ("KAL"). What better way to welcome him than tossing flowers?
World renowned for his caricatures in The Economist, KAL shared his secrets to drawing Obama!
During the second intermission, guests ate dessert and talked about the first pair of speakers, caricaturist KAL and Director of the Humor Lab, Dr. Peter McGraw.
Members of the zany Stanford Band chatted with our emcee and speaker, Chris Sams (Directors of BATS Theater-on-the-Go), about the world of pranks and improvisation.
Some of our audience members were as witty as our speakers! One of our guests gets a laugh out of Dr. Peter McGraw, Director of the Humor Research Lab.
Fun was had by all.
Dave Dennisen of the highly-entertaining improv group "Awkward Dinner Party" called up random audience members and ran an improv session. Who knew that helicopters could be so hilarious?
John Morreall took us on a time-traveling expedition through the history of humor to funny moments in modern-day America.
Funny and intellectual at the same time, Emily Levine performed one of her stand-up routines on being a woman, physics and cancer. Stay tuned for her upcoming movie!
Our wonderful speakers, Chris Sams, Dr. Peter McGraw, KAL, Emily Levine and John Morreall, are just about to take a bow as the night draws to a close.