The Vancouver Canucks played a dreadfully boring game against the San Jose Sharks and, unfortunately, it paid off in a win.
I love a boring game.
I should clarify.
You might be able to tell from the general vibe I give off, but I used to do a lot of comedy improv. One of my favourite improv games to play was one that we always called the Boring Game. It’s also known by other names: the Not Funny game, No Laughs, Serious Switch, or Dead Serious.
It’s a pretty simple game. You get a suggestion from the audience — the more outlandish, the better — and you play out a scene. The catch is, if the audience laughs, the improviser who made them laugh jumps out of the scene and is replaced by another…