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or_writing_comedy_how_writers_get_their/
Comedy is in human flaws. Dialogue is not a platform for a character to tell a joke
(occasionally is fine) but to expose their flawed nature. You need to find out why your
characters are broken, and that's what makes them funny. Are they vain? Are they
stupid? You can use this for
reference; http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/adjectives-personality-negative.htm
But don't make it a single flaw, because humans aren't singular traits. Develop them.
Think about people you know and yourself. Then expose these traits through their
actions and dialogue in a surprising manner. It's also a good technique to plot out story;
What situation will really show how broken my character is?
What I wrote above concerns humour in action/dialogue. I thought I'd add my ideas on
story. Comedy in story comes mostly from failure and irony. We laugh and feel good at
seeing someone fail because we empathise/feel better about our own failures. Ironic
success is funny because we are taught that smart and hard work = success and this
subverts that idea. In other words, your characters actions are almost always futile. At
the beginning stages of developing a story this is what I am concerned with.
I like to think of a 3 act sitcom structure as simpe as
ACT 1. desire -> action -> failure OR ironic success
http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/jul99/writing-comedysketches-that-sell-7994
1) Escalation: Funny idea starts small and gets bigger and bigger,
ending in chaos of ridiculous proportions.
2) Lists: Sketches in which the bulk of the dialogue is a long list of
funny items. The best example of this is "Cheese Shop" in Monty
Python. (You can find all the Python sketches
at www.planetcomedy.force9.co.uk/bookstore.html.)
3) Mad Man, Sane Man: This format speaks for itself, but don't go for
obvious settings.
4) Dangerous Situations: For example, sketch set on flight deck of
aircraft.
5) Funny Words: Sketches which use the sound of language itself to
be funny. For example, use of the words "blobby" or "wobble" (See, Mr.
Bean).
6) Old and New: Getting a laugh from putting something modern in
an historical setting (Or, vice versa) Example: Sir Walter Raleigh using
a cigarette lighter.
7) Big and Small. Getting humour from large differences in scale. For
example, a mouse trying to make love to an elephant.
https://greatjokewriting.wordpress.com/
http://www.standupcomedyclinic.com/writing-jokes-1-2-3/
Start with stuff that is close to you. Look around you, think about your
surroundings, situations, behaviors and ask yourself 3 questions:
1. What is new?
2. What has changed?
3. What have I acquired?
Read:
http://splitsider.com/2012/04/steve-martin-shows-you-how-to-write-asketch-show-in-his-rare-tv-special/
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Television-Show-Script
'Develop a Character Relationship List. With this step, you need to make three lists. A
Conflict or Disagreement list- this will be a list of two or more characters that just simply cannot
stand each other. You may want to include on the list why they fight and what they fight about. A
Friendship List- Write down groups of characters that are friends. Also write how strong their
friendship is and if it will last the whole show. A Love List- write down two characters that are
dating, married or like each other and will eventually get together during the show.
http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/10-ways-to-improve-yourwriting-while-thinking-like-a-comedy-writer
In a ZEBRA stampede
Slipping on nonfat YOGURT
A XYLOPHONE accident
WEARING pantyhose too tight, causing her to trip
You can use this exercise to push even the most benign details of your stories beyond the obvious,
keeping your readers enthralled along the way.
become a better laugher and have more fun at the same time, I wont tell anyone. Your status as a
Serious Writer is safe with me.