COMEDY 103 [M] [1] [2] [3] [4] - Classroom A - Classroom B

Lesson 3

Comedy Writing  Part 2

The Comic Throughline

Week 3

" In my mind, the difference between comedy an drama is a matter of exaggeration, perspective, inappropriate responses, and the wide gap of the comic premise."  -- Vorhaus

Reading Assignment: 

The Comic Toolbox : How to Be Funny Even If You're Not: 

  • Read page 75 through page 102

Writing Assignment:

Build a summary of your comic story following the guidelines established in the text. You may create a new comic hero, or use one you developed in the last lesson:

  • Who is the hero?

  • What does the hero want?

  • The door opens.

  • The hero takes control.

  • A monkey wrench is thrown.

  • Things fall apart.

  • The hero hits bottom.

  • The hero risks all.

  • What does the hero get?

 

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