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But as I scrolled through the list of DMV-approved schools, a new problem emerged.
This glut comes courtesy of Californias uniquely permissive and loosely regulated traffic violation school (TVS) laws.
One company alone, the Maynard Group, is responsible for almost 1,300.
Imagine how easy it would be to win the lottery if half the balls had your number.
List placement is just a foot in the door.
To exit the deal, you need an angle.
But as I scrolled through my options, a surprisingly prevalent third theme emerged: comedy.
My research revealed that traffic schools have been sugar-coating their curriculum with jokes since their inception.
I fired up the course, opting to splurge on the video instruction upgrade.
There, Erik skipped the comedy foreplay and dove right into the second lesson.
Things were even more grim in the text below.
Well nobodys laughing now.
Forty joyless minutes after enrolling, I passed the final and graduated World Famous Comedy Traffic School immensely unsatisfied.
I had fulfilled my obligation to the state, but things felt far from finished.
I still had so many questions about the Lynchian world of comedy traffic school.
More important, Regan Burns had lied to me!
It quickly became clear that this was not work their reps were keen to have associated with their clients.
Thats quite a bit of trivia you dug up, wrote Regan Burnss PR contact.
I cant reach him, lamented Adam Carollas publicist.
J.P. began the conversation by telling me hes in a love-hate relationship with comedy.
The numbers seem to back that up.
You go in like Im a comedian, and then people are like Tell me a joke.
I dont do that.
Im a comedian who happens to be teaching a traffic school class.
If I happen to be funny, wow!
you could do it by being big and boisterous or being friendly.
I find it easier to be friendly.
Ill walk in and start laughing and joking around with people.
The longer we chatted, the more his choice in this binary decision made sense.
Thats what business is.
