(An excerpt from The Cheeky Monkey – Writing Narrative Comedy by Tim Ferguson – Currency Press) Hollywood producer & executive Thom Mount has a sign in his office that defines his criteria for a good script to all who enter: Make Me Laugh Make Me Cry Make Me Cum Make Me Think Mount demands these…
Category: Comedy writing
How To Create Comedy Characters
Comic characters work best when they are built from a simple base. Simplicity is the chief imperative, whether you’re inventing a character from the ground up, or applying new attributes to an ancient archetype. True, comic characters may present complex combinations of warring attributes, and comic delivery can range from the subtle to the painfully…