Dr. Lee said his first priority was being funny, not teaching science, but "hopefully people get the kernel of something".
In a terrific song, "Show You a Thing or Two," during which Meredith and her adolescent daughter, Shelley (the fervent and funny Kerry Butler), teach Bat Boy — now known to them as Edgar — to speak, to read, to behave ("A bit more schooling; a lot less drooling"), and to overachieve, both the musical and Bat Boy come to life.
But there have been plenty of instances where TV's funniest misanthrope taught us a thing or two about etiquette.
"It's kind of funny actually -- teaching is my second career, but the first was so long ago that it's hard to imagine now.
He has funny movies and teaches us a lot about fitness".
3) She has really cool, humongous boobs (I'M SO SORRY!!!!). 4) She's super funny and will teach me about YouTube comedians like that "look at the tree" guy.
The panelists held forth for an hour (they and the audience seemed full well ready to clock a second hour), in front of an overflowing crowd, about the TV shows that helped shape their sense of humor ("F Troop," "MASH" and "Get Smart" among them), and whether funny can be taught ("Yes, I'm proof that it can," said Belli).
"Some of them find it really interesting," says Kofi, "and some people in Agona and Takoradi just think its funny that I'm teaching white people to do things".
The show, titled Dicing with Dr Death, sees Nitschke – nicknamed Dr Death – "teaching the funny side of the right-to-die debate" to Edinburgh audiences, as well as offering demonstrations of his Destiny euthanasia machine.
One smart-aleck asks, "Has anyone told you that it was funny for you to be teaching an English class?" But "Teach: Tony Danza" is not meant to be a self-parodying romp like "The Osbournes" or "Tommy Lee Goes to College".
