Character Building – The First Steps The primary purpose of a comic character is to make us laugh. To do this, they must poke at us in clever but ultimately simple ways. We can’t be sitting around after a punchline, reversal or stakes-raise trying to work out the reasons behind it. A punchline punches. A…
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EDITING YOUR COMEDY
Kill the Baby Before It Kills You Writers will always say they appreciate criticism. The good ones mean it. They know it’s a process. The rest say it out of politeness and a desire not to look precious. The curse of comedy is the act of cutting. It’s called ‘killing the baby’ for a reason,…