Tyler Perry is hiring for television laugh tracks
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Tyler Perry is offering to pay for your laughter.
The Tyler Perry Studios Extras Casting Department needs men and women 18 and older to participate in the recording of a studio audience. In other words, to provide the laugh track for Perry’s television shows. Basically, you show up, a comedian entertains you for a while, you split your sides laughing and the studio people record it so they’ll have laugh tracks. Ha!
If interested you need to be available for four to six hours on Friday. The recording takes place at Tyler Perry Studios here in Atlanta and the pay is $50.
To sign up see TPSExtras.com and click on the “Audience Member Information” tab for full details. If they select you, they’ll call.
Keep in mind there are numerous policies surrounding this laughing gig. First, don’t think you’re going to show up with an entourage. You’ll need to provide legal ID and only those persons previously contacted will be admitted.
Second, don’t think you’re going to be posting pictures of you and Tyler on your Facebook page. Oh, no. Photography is banned.
Third, after your experience as a Tyler Perry laugh tracker, you need to take it to your grave. Perry makes you sign a hefty confidentiality agreement saying you won’t spill any details. The agreement expressly bans talking to the Los Angeles Times, New York Times or New York Post. (But not the AJC?)
Anyway, this sounds like an amusing way to make 50 bucks. Good luck!
- Jennifer Brett/The Buzz/jbrett@ajc.com
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67 comments Add your comment
Gwinnett Mom
February 23rd, 2012
7:44 pm
Cuz he dont want those from Buckhead to be in his shows. If your OK with hearing gun shots and dodging bullits, then your part of his fan base, and not welcome to his shows.
tina
February 23rd, 2012
8:25 pm
Talk bad about Tyler all u want. Pretty sure he laughing all the way to the bank. And last time I checked, they pay Jennifer to write this column. Pretty sure she giggling too. People…don’t hate…appreciate, tolerate, liberate. Just dont hate.
Stevereeno
February 24th, 2012
4:48 am
It’ll cost me $20 for gas to get there and back home.
Enemas for Easter
February 24th, 2012
6:23 am
Enter your comments here
Angel
February 24th, 2012
9:56 am
Gwinette MOM can you spell? or did you get trailer-schooled. you sound ingorant and dumb. They just had 5 killings on Buford Hwy, or is that too many for you to count.
lisasue
February 24th, 2012
10:05 am
OMG, I noticed the same thing about Gwinnett Mom. Serious misspellings in EVERY post. Wow, how can one some dumb feel so superior.
Angel
February 24th, 2012
10:11 am
@ Gwinette MOM– Did you know that Gwinette is now one of the latest Drug Cartel’s in America? Where have you been when the news is on?? Next, how offensive are you? I bet you went to see the Help didnt ya? Tyler Perry doesnt want you because you need more than a 3rd grade education to fill out the application. You sound very eager and upset that you cant attend. Afraid you will never come back!LOL Thank GOD for culture, Tyler Perry and Greenbriar!
Angel
February 24th, 2012
10:20 am
@ GWINETTE MOM BTW(BY THE WAY)I MISPELLED IGNORANT ON PURPOSE! AS FRED SANFORD WOULD SAY-YOU BIG DUMMY!
killa
February 24th, 2012
6:55 pm
Who shot J. R.?
killa
February 24th, 2012
6:57 pm
I just seen obama @ a kiss my ass party downtown on IRS street!
killa
February 24th, 2012
6:57 pm
hip hop stinks! it smells like BLUEGRASS!
killa
February 24th, 2012
6:58 pm
pass the blunt and blow blog smoke!
killa
February 24th, 2012
7:00 pm
How do you cheat on your wife and not get in trouble?…………..Tell her to put on a mary j. blige wigg and meet you in the kids room….
Rachel Madow
February 24th, 2012
8:39 pm
Wait a second. You have to show ID to get into Tyler’s studio? Is that disenfranchising some poor and minority applicants who may want to exercise their, uh, “right” to laugh?
Denise
February 25th, 2012
4:11 am
Some people always look at thing from the point ,of the glass being half empty ,but I look at this from thatpoint of the glass being half full.There are many people that can really benefit from earning $50.00.
So I thank God for anyway he choose to provide for people in this day and time . Thanks Tyler
TRINA
February 25th, 2012
6:47 pm
wish i lived in ATL , I LOVE ALL YOUR MOVIES ,YOU CANT PUT A PRICE ON LAUGHTER .I WILL DO IT FOR FREE . WHEN WILL YOU COME TO MASSACHUSETTS? EMAIL ME AND I WILL BE THERE ALL JOKES ASIDE.LOVE YOU TYLER PERRY!!! SPRINGFIELD MA IN THE HOUSE!!!
regina
February 27th, 2012
8:30 am
It is very difficult to sign up on word press-any tips