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Rothman's performing instincts blossomed when his three children gave him a gift certificate for stand-up-comedy classes on his 75th birthday. In May, after taking part in contests and open-mike nights, Rothman and two acquaintances formed a trio called Baby Boomers Plus. So far, they have played three shows before community and social-service groups like the American Red Cross. They charge $300 to appear, and each of the three does a few minutes of jokes based on his or her life experiences. Says Rothman: "I just love doing this, and I feel like we're giving...
Rothman may be offbeat in his choice of avocation, but he is not alone. A growing number of seniors across the nation are taking the plunge into stand-up comedy. They are attending comedy workshops, performing in the open-mike circuits in their regions and even getting paying gigs at clubs, conventions and nonprofit organizations. Managers, club owners and comedy instructors estimate that the phenomenon has grown 25% to 50% in the past five years...
...Teach him to fish, give him a lifetime of body odor"). Bayer, who wrote sketch comedy years ago and studied meditation with an Indian guru, found in his late 40s that he could crack up people at parties with his swami witticisms. He took a chance on open-mike nights near his two homes, in Woodstock, N.Y., and Hillsboro Beach, Fla., and now he performs once a month at clubs and private parties for $100 to $200 a gig. "This gives me a sense of exhilaration, to be able to make a roomful of people laugh," says Bayer...
...since he first picked up a wand. He has got taller and lost his round little-boy's face. He has gone through puberty, and his voice has broken. He's dealing with some complexion issues, and he's working on some beginner's stubble. For Goblet director Mike Newell, shooting him is like shooting a moving target. "I've just been working on a scene which we shot in our first week, and Dan still looks the little kid that he was in Sorcerer's Stone," says Newell, who's probably best known for Four Weddings and a Funeral...
...moment that they're in front of the camera is precious," says Newell. "So rehearsals--which for somebody like me are absolutely vital--you get none of it." Though with the kids getting older, they do have more of a personal life to draw on, especially the dating part. "Mike really brings out how awkward and awful and how embarrassing the whole situation is," says Watson, who's now 15. "All of the younger actors played on their own experiences to make that feel as real as we could...