愛他，就學他

如果因為愛對方，你會愿意打破行業界限，去嘗試另一半的職業嗎?我們來看看下面兩位勇敢的女性為了她們的另一半，如何進入另一個全新的世界——喜劇。

Prep 準備

Host: In just 48 hours these women have to become 1)pros and perform in front of a packed house. Training them? The men they love—successful comedians.

OK now， head home and get to work. You’ve got only two days to turn these women into stand-up 2)comics.

Stephanie: I would have never once wanted to be on stage.

Joe: The hardest thing for Stephanie is to just let it all go.

Ardie: She’s like a bird. I’m trying to just help fly. You know， I’m just pushing her outta the nest. She’s the one that’s gonna have to flap the wings.

Ciara: I feel like Ardie expects a lot， and I want to give that， but I feel like maybe he should just not expect so much…so soon. I think it’s very frustrating because it comes so easily to him， and you’ve got this pro at what he does telling you how easy it is when you know it’s not. I’m not a comic. I don’t do comedy every night.

Stephanie: I feel a lot of pressure to develop3)punch lines by the time of the competition. I don’t know that I can do it. (to Joe) What should I do about the whole 4)improv thing?

Joe: Do what we worked on and then…

Stephanie: I’m worried， ’cause what they said thatthey…

Joe: There’s gonna be an accidental improv somewhere in there， but don’t plan it.

主持人:48小時之后，這兩個女人就要成為專業喜劇演員，在擠滿人的房間里表演。誰來訓練她們呢?她們深愛著的人——成功的喜劇演員。

好了，你們現在就回家，開始努力吧。你們只有兩天的時間把她們培養成說笑喜劇演員。

斯蒂法妮:我從來都不愿意上臺。

喬:對斯蒂法妮來說，最難的是要放得開。

阿迪:她就像是一只小鳥，我要幫她起飛。你知道嗎，我只不過是把她推出巢外，她還得自己扇動翅膀。

西婭娜:我覺得阿迪期望值太高了，我也想做到，但我覺得也許他不應該這么快……就要求這么多。這讓我感覺很沮喪，因為這些對他來說易如反掌。這樣的一個專業人士對你說這很容易，但我知道并不是這樣。我不是一名喜劇演員，我也不是每晚都在表演喜劇。

斯蒂法妮:要在比賽的時候有笑點，我感到壓力不小。我不知道自己可以怎么做。(對喬說)我應該怎么樣準備這個即興表演?

喬:像我們討論的那樣做，然后……

斯蒂法妮:我很擔心，因為據說他們……

喬:表演時它就會自然而然地出現，但不要事先安排。

Showdown決戰

Ciara: He tries to dress young and he tries to dress hip. He wears a wallet chain. You know， he wears a wallet chain. And it’s， you know， usually I like it， you know， but not on him. You know， on him it’s more like…5)janitor. Where are the keys?

Stephanie: The last time I was on stage was in the third grade play. I was 6)cast as a rat. That’s not good for a third-grader’s self-esteem. So I went into Psychology. Go figure. But I married a comedian. He talks for a living. I listen for a living. I think he takes advantage of the situation. He talks 7)incessantly， and it’s all about himself. I think he might hold a record that I’m unaware of. If I open the Guinness Book， I would not be surprised to see his picture: “Joe Matarise， quickest redirection of a conversation back to oneself. One point three five seconds.” Unreal!

Host: The judges felt that， Stephanie， it was a little bit 8)rote. They were concerned with…with how memorized it was but you had great material， you had great presence.

Ciara， they felt that your material should have been a little bit stronger. But the judges loved your 9)spontaneity and your energy.

So the winner of the $20，000…is…Stephanie. You’re the better half. Steph and Joe， you’re the winners.

西婭娜:他想把自己打扮得很年輕，很時髦。他的錢包上有一條鏈子。你們知道吧，他總是有這么一條錢包鏈掛在那兒。那……一般來說，我會喜歡的，可他掛著就不一樣，在他身上，那更像是……像個看門人。