Mr. Omri Marcus is the Founder of Comedy for Change, an international initiative that connects prominent writers from all over the world. For over a decade, Mr. Marcus has been developing, managing and editing content in digital, mobile and traditional TV. Starting as a comedy writer on Israel’s most popular TV programs, Mr. Marcus received an Entertainment Master Class scholarship to study the international content industry, following which he embarked on an exclusive, multi-year development contract with Red Arrow Entertainment. Marcus is the head of Screenz Originals, a division of Screenz Media, focusing on develop digital interactive entertainment TV and web formats that merge storytelling with technology in new exciting ways.

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COMEDY FOR
CHANGE
A PRACTICAL GUIDE

2. What Can Comedy Do?

3. 1 3 5
Attracting
Attention
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Feeling Unpacking
Complex
Social
Issues
Breaking
Down
Social
Barriers
Sharing
With
Others
Based on Caty Broum - The Laughter Effect

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1. Attracting
Attention
Comedy can expose audiences to new
messages and can help them
remember the information

5. 5
2. Feeling
Comedy’s route to persuasion is more
about feeling and caring than about
learning

6. 6
Comedic treatment of serious issues
helps make complex civic topics
accessible – and amplifies serious
information
3. Unpacking Complex
Social Issues

7. 7
Comedy can introduce people, social
issues, and new norms in a non-
threatening way
4. Breaking Down
Social Barriers

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People share comedy to create shared
cultural moments and express their
identity
5. Sharing
With Others

9. How Can Comedy Do It ?

10. 10
Satirical
News

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Parody &
Impressions

12. 12
Standup
Routine

13. 13
Comic
Songs

14. 14
Pranks

15. 15
Sketches

16. The Honest Peace Talks

17. And Now….

19. Thank You
omri.marcus@gmail.com