“Linda Brewer's example is inspiring, colorful and potentially very funny. Her journey also exists firmly in the Heartland tradition of American success stories and comedies.” HeartStoriesComedyJourneyExampleTraditionColorfulSuccess StoriesBrewersAmerican Success Author:David Duchovny
“I think a shot can actually influence a scene in a huge way. For example, comedy is always better in a two-shot. What's between the characters is what's funny. So you learn about these things as you go along.” ThinkingWayTwoCharacterComedyInfluenceExampleHugeSceneShots Author:Emily Blunt
“A lot of the comedians nowadays just do comedy as a stepping stone. Take for example Dane Cook. The guy is huge. The main reason he got into it is to do what he is doing now: film and television work.” ReasonFilmGuyComedyExampleTelevisionHugeStonesCooksComedianStepping StonesFilm And Television Author:Gabriel Iglesias
“One of my favorite sketches, and a popular comedy formula, is to put someone with a mental handicap in some kind of unlikely situation. For example: The retarded gynecologist, the retarded Jesus, the retarded Osama Bin Laden. It works. It's funny. Inappropriate? I dunno. I feel like I'm a pretty good judge of what crosses the line of good taste being that I am retarded. Socially perhaps, but severly retarded.” FeelsKindJesusLinesSituationComedyExampleJudgingTasteCrossesMy FavoriteWorking ItFormulasUnlikelyBin LadenInappropriateGood TasteOsama Bin LadenHandicapsRetardedGood JudgesGynecologists Author:Bonnie McFarlane
“I think that crowdfunding has become such a powerful tool to tell stories that might not find financing otherwise - like a dark comedy about infidelity, for example!” ThinkingStoriesMightDarkPowerfulComedyExampleToolsInfidelityFinancingDark ComedyCrowdfunding Author:Kit Williamson