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April 14, 2009

Behind the Sounds

Posted: 08:50 PM ET

Carl's probably used to hearing voices in his head, but what you hear at the end of Wednesday's show is a real person:  our associate producer (AP), Tomeka!  It gives you an idea of some of the fun we have behind the scenes at CNN Student News.  Some of you have even commented on the other sounds you've heard, from a drum hit to crickets at the end of a Before We Go segment.  If you've got any creative ideas for us, let us know here!

Jeremy Dunn, CNN Student News Producer

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Pierre-Jean   April 15th, 2009 12:25 am ET

How about this; after Carl put off another joke make an old granny appear and hit him on the head! (CG or real you decide.)

It was REALLY funny to make a real person shout at him. Way to go Tomeka!!!!

^ , ^

Pierre-Jean   April 15th, 2009 12:27 am ET

Or how about this; when he says his joke make a windy sound or make a bird pinch his ear.

Kaitlin   April 15th, 2009 12:35 am ET

does cheese have a sound?

Dave   April 15th, 2009 4:46 am ET

Since wonderful Carl Azuz is a student news reader, he should be allowed to wear anything he wants and not a suit or pant shirt and tie. When there are special holidays he should dress up in a custome like halloween on the news. He also can brink a nice joke of the day before going away. Maybe he should try one time to say the news in a rap music form like they had said the instructions in the aeroplane in rap.

Adan   April 15th, 2009 8:06 am ET

I agree and disagree at the same time. These can be difficult decisions. P.S HI CARL!!!!!!!

Sammy   April 15th, 2009 8:58 am ET

You guys should have a break-dancing competition. Right in the middle of your segment, just break out into dance, and have some grand master flash playing, and start break-dancing. If you did that i would love your news segment forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Laura   April 15th, 2009 8:58 am ET

That was great. You should add more sound effect to the end of the show. I like when you go t to the iPod but the music is getting old. Why not change the music out once and a while. Or just look up some funny saying and have someone answer you in the background at the end.

Adam and Allison   April 15th, 2009 9:22 am ET

We suggest you break glass, use the sound of a cannon fire, use the sound of a baby crying, or use a cymbal crash. If we could, we'd join you on the student news and show you all the weird noises we could make with our vocal chords.

Katie   April 15th, 2009 9:40 am ET

I personally think that "Yankee Stadium" has a more appealing sound than "Tropicana Feild". Its kind of stupid to name a sports stadium that, it should have to do with actual sports! I mean come on!

Nick   April 15th, 2009 9:57 am ET

You know, Carl, I think the end of the Before We Go segment is great with some funny, weird sounds you made every time.

Hunter   April 15th, 2009 10:41 am ET

I think all the sound you guys use are pretty clever. More music during the different articles would be nice. I think the perfect sound effect would be a drum roll before Carl's daily joke at the end of the show, then follow it up with a "wa-waa-waaa" , because some of those puns are pretty cheesy. But hey, I'm not complaining, Carl's daily puns make my day.

Ashley   April 15th, 2009 1:23 pm ET

I'm suggesting that you break glass. It sounds really funny in the kids eyes. It will also help with keeping people interested.

Karisa   April 15th, 2009 1:24 pm ET

Nice comeback by the way but it was kind of scary... I think like when you showed the garden you should of put nature sounds. Also I think instead of your puns at the end of the show maybe you should just play music because everyone likes music.

Makayla   April 15th, 2009 1:25 pm ET

Carl, I think you should wear a costume for Halloween, and a bunny outfit for Easter.....LOL!!!!!! It was so hilarious Wednesday when your AP yelled back at you!! You rock Carl Azuz!!

Grace   April 15th, 2009 1:27 pm ET

I think that you should have crickets at the end of some puns. Or maybe put a drum roll before the puns. Just some ideas, do something funny!!

Logan   April 15th, 2009 1:29 pm ET

I would have them play some sort of drum roll after every news comment. Then I also think that we should have kids come in and share there comments with us. Then I think that on every holiday Carl should have to wear some sort of costume.

Sam   April 15th, 2009 2:22 pm ET

Do a Godzilla noise, or a joking drumset noise, or maybe a car screeching noise.

josh   April 15th, 2009 2:43 pm ET

I want minds to be on the news

samuel   April 15th, 2009 3:00 pm ET

I think that they should put a clown costume on Carl and then get midgets to circle around him at the start of the show and at the end of the show.

Jamie   April 15th, 2009 5:10 pm ET

I think you guys should use SOUND EFFECTS!!! :-)

Darcee=)   April 15th, 2009 8:37 pm ET

I think you should do a noise for cheese if there is even a noise for cheese because his puns are cheesy!!!!(i’ll stop watching the show if you take the puns out!) or you could have a man in a skirt come out and yodel or just have Carl do it that would be even better!!!!!!!=)

LeBron   April 15th, 2009 8:40 pm ET

Go Carl! Nice sound effects! You should take ideas for puns.

Azuzfan   April 15th, 2009 8:42 pm ET

You should do something like that for every show! That was awesome!!

Bharath   April 15th, 2009 8:45 pm ET

hi carl. you should get more puns. make them good this time

kalina & Annie & Cindy   April 15th, 2009 10:51 pm ET

i think you should do something cool like maybe dance a bit or sing to a hannah montana or britney spears song

brandy   April 15th, 2009 11:19 pm ET

When you say the joke of the day, or whatever it is called, you need to do the 2 hand hits on the table and then the ssssssss. (ba da sssssss.), confusing right.

brandy   April 15th, 2009 11:22 pm ET

You should also start to just get up and start to sing and dance ( you should sing a song from High School Musical 3). Get a girl and start to sing with her.

Adan   April 16th, 2009 8:03 am ET

You should let CARL do his thing! He gotta do what he gotta do!

Michael   April 16th, 2009 8:56 am ET

When Carl makes a joke the sound should say "Ow Carl!" Since thats what we do in class

Joshua   April 16th, 2009 9:19 am ET

why not make any funny sound. many kids think its funny when you black them out with funky noises alot break into laffter

Meghan   April 16th, 2009 9:41 am ET

I think a funny noise for the end of a show is someone snoring. I know it would make me laugh.

Meghan   April 16th, 2009 9:45 am ET

I think you should add a sound that would make children laugh like a fart or something.

CONAN   April 16th, 2009 9:46 am ET

ANIMAL NOISES

Alexander   April 16th, 2009 10:06 am ET

I think you guys should add a dun dun duuun after when you guys are talking about a bad thing that has happened. That would be kind of cool. Why won't you gus pick me?¿

Kaitlyn   April 16th, 2009 10:07 am ET

You could do a science experiment on the show. Or show a funny joke that someone came up with. You could show a video off of Planets funniest home videos that was really funny to you,

Ryan   April 16th, 2009 10:07 am ET

I thing you should get bells and whistles for something about inventing. You could also get more funny noises. Like a donkey.

Cheyanne   April 16th, 2009 10:07 am ET

well the sound at first scared me I can agree with Carl On that One The sound of the Tomeka chick's voice yea that did make me jump a little!

Samantha   April 16th, 2009 10:08 am ET

I think he should do a girl voice because it would be funny to hear a guy to speak like a girl

Drew   April 16th, 2009 10:10 am ET

I think what would be a good sound is a cat and dog sounds.

Shawn   April 16th, 2009 10:11 am ET

well i can make a sound that will make u g deaf SCREECHHHHH

Devin   April 16th, 2009 10:34 am ET

I think that all minds should be on the news right now at this point and time

Madi   April 16th, 2009 12:36 pm ET

i don't really know, just make it funny!

Leanna :-)   April 16th, 2009 12:38 pm ET

Wow! If only you didn't have to look at her...

jack   April 16th, 2009 1:05 pm ET

when carls cracks one of his jokes have that rejected or failure noise, it would also be cool if like u had a theme song. when u do the shout out, also have a backround of kids shouting

Hannap   April 16th, 2009 4:08 pm ET

Mr.Grimes likes your punns but, Mr.Mocas just laughs at Mr.Grimes for laughing at them. HahaHaHa And Have a better Punn to make Mr.Mocas Laugh!!!!!

salena   April 16th, 2009 6:05 pm ET

well, i think you guys should create a poll for the most popular song of the day and play it at the end of you next segment.

Briana   April 16th, 2009 6:33 pm ET

There should be a drum sound after Carl says his joke!!!

Briana   April 16th, 2009 6:48 pm ET

Make a pig sound PIGS RULE!!!

Anonymous   April 16th, 2009 6:56 pm ET

An idea for future episodes could be to have an animal to do with a pun, or even have a whole bunch of papers or confetti drop from the ceiling.

Bill   April 16th, 2009 7:46 pm ET

How about using your mad computer technology and a green screen and have Carl on the empire state building or his head grow/shrink and his voice could do the same!

Daniel   April 16th, 2009 8:05 pm ET

Well, you could try the old BA-DUM CRASH! that you usually hear someone play on the drums at comedy clubs after someone says a joke. Or people booing in the background whenever Carl does a PUN at the end of the show (no offense Carl). But the greatest thing of all would be to make Carl inhale the stuff people put in ballons, helium, to make them float, so his voice would be high pitched and really squeaky!!!

chad   April 16th, 2009 9:11 pm ET

can you put a yawning sound at the end some times thanks.

AdAn   April 16th, 2009 9:16 pm ET

WELL, CARL i think that YOU should make a a weird guy voice strecthing out this word:CHHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

haha we loves ya carl

ashlea   April 16th, 2009 9:23 pm ET

i think cell phones are not bad when you need one(an emergency) but not when you are texting and talking on it all the time.

Mr. Mellors Class   April 16th, 2009 9:30 pm ET

we think that a cool sound a effect would fake people laughing behide the scenes after a joke becaise you should get credit fo your funny jokes. -fake people laughing hard-

Ryane   April 17th, 2009 9:15 am ET

Animal sounds are always great – frogs, turkeys. How 'bout some sci-fi sounds like a UFO hovering?

heather   April 17th, 2009 2:15 pm ET

i argee with that i think it will be a very funny thing

Anonymous   April 20th, 2009 10:08 am ET

I think that it will be very funny

Campbell   April 21st, 2009 12:58 am ET

DANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cody   April 22nd, 2009 8:49 am ET

you guys should have a live band , or at least a rim shot at the end of your jokes. also at the end of your corny jokes crickets.

Grace   April 22nd, 2009 9:41 am ET

you should totally make a chicken beam in from a alien space ship and then the chicken should start singing the chipmunk song.

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