The Internet has truly put media in the hands of the people, and creative folks like Vince Miller ’96 are embracing the possibilities.
Miller is a staff writer and performer for The Wilflipson Show, an audio comedy webcast.
“Doug (Snodgrass, the show’s creator and producer) and I have been friends since attending high school in Clay Center,” Miller says. “We developed so many inside jokes and cultural references that we found ourselves entertaining. This was before the days of cable TV and video games, so in a small town you had to find other entertainment.”
The creative process of today is a decidedly unlocalized one. “A staff of ten — located in New York, New Jersey, D.C. and Kansas — conceive, write and record the show collaboratively online,” explains Miller. “It is a great creative experience as we bounce ideas and jokes around.”
Miller, a research analyst at Wichita State’s Office of Institutional Research, says, “My job involves writing SQL queries to extract data from WSU’s databases, data analysis, writing reports, etc. As you can see, my job is in no way related to comedy, so The Wilflipson Show has been a great creative outlet.”
When asked if his co-workers find him funny, he replies, “Fifty percent of my co-workers find me ‘somewhat funny.’” He then adds, “Note: I have two co-workers.”
There are 14 episodes of the show available online now at wilflipson.com, but be warned: The staff’s irreverent humor is not for children, nor for those with delicate sensibilities.
