No matter how outlandish comic stories become, they must nonetheless be ‘believable’. Given that a comic story could include, for example, an elephant juggler marrying his uncle to save the planet from a Tic-Tac invasion, the issue of believability may seem irrelevant. But the believability of any sitcom is based upon two criteria: Once a…
Category: Comedy writing
How Absurd Comedy Works
Absurd comedy, or humour, mocks any detailed analysis. Typically, each absurd joke or scenario is a world unto itself and has few specifics in common with other jokes in the genre. But there are some general guidelines to the art. It’s arguable that all comedy is absurd. All humour points to the absurd in life,…