Being on the other side also has a degree of difficulty. When the drama teacher at a local high school suddenly took an extended leave, my friend Bryan, an actor who’d been substitute teaching, was offered his full-time job. A perfect opportunity.
On back-to-school night, one of the parents had a strange request: “Please don’t have any of your teaching involve molestation.” Bryan, a very smart, sensible dude, was perplexed, but assured the parent he wouldn’t.
A few weeks later, as Bryan was giving his students a lesson about sketch comedy, he put on a DVD of SNL’s Best of Adam Sandler. All of a sudden, the Canteen Boy sketch came on. Bryan panicked, racing down the aisle to the DVD player thinking “Noooooooo!”
Quickest improv skills ever. He’s still employed.
