is comedy the toughest to write?

monty python...stupid comedy? maybe you were too young when it came out? or maybe you weren't out yet? come out come out whatever you are?
 
kimko said:
monty python...stupid comedy? maybe you were too young when it came out? or maybe you weren't out yet? come out come out whatever you are?
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Explain Monty Python and the quest for the holy grail... I nearly died laughing, but the ending - ?!?!?!?!??!!!?!??!?!?!?!?
 
MalcolmOng said:
Explain Monty Python and the quest for the holy grail... I nearly died laughing, but the ending - ?!?!?!?!??!!!?!??!?!?!?!?
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Some British humour is actually meant to throw us americans completely off and confuse us for the rest of the day. It's a good tactic if they ever wish to invade.
On that same note if canada ever declared war we might wish to prepare for the British as well; Since that would be a tactic to confuse us.
 
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I would have to say that writing comedy is easy for me, but you have to realize that everyone has a different sense of humor. That's why my comedy shorts aren't on Comedy Central. I think I write a little more obscure/twisted material than someone like lame ass Carlos Mencia. That guy needs to get hit by a semi.
 
Ditto. Hate his face, hate his voice. But y'all should check out Russell Peters if you haven't already. That guy is a comedic Genius!

'Indians have to get married. Once my mom came up to me and said 'Russell, you're old...You're not married....Why don't I bring some nice girls home for you?
' WHO IS SHE KIDDING?!?! MY MOM WANTS TO CHOOSE MY WIFE? Hell I won't even let her choose my clothes for me! 'Yes Russell, i know she's a little big fro you...but you'll grow into her!' :D:D:D
 
Writing comedy is hard for me, but I know some writers to whom it comes naturally. I think when it comes to screenwriting, the most difficult genres to write well are thriller/suspense/mystery. These genres require such intricate detail to plotting and one little hole can bring the house of cards down on your head.
 
I agree with both of you about 99%, carlos mencia is over the top in his comedy and some stuff seems down right hateful. I sincerely don't enjoy his form of comedy, but i'll tell you something; he defenitly has a message.
" When I can make fun of every ethnicity out there and all of you laugh, yet a white person goes to work on monday morning and repeats what i've said and everyone wants to beat him up... that's not freedom."
I have to agree, we aren't as free as we think.
 
comedy is REALLY hard for me to write. If I read something or hear an idea that works, I know it'll work comedically... but writing it is another ball game. Also, I've found editing comedy is tough as well. It requires a different pace and flow.
 
I don't think I have ever shot a comedy scene where we stuck 100% to the script. I usually act and direct (at least for my comedy shorts), so I try to encourage the other actors to roll with the take and have fun with it. It's not like we're shooting 35 here. Digital is so cheap that you can just do take after take.

Honestly, I usually end up going with the improv take. Look at movies like Anchorman and Ace Ventura. Sure, there is NO depth to them, but you get some of the best improv comics together and you have a ridiculously funny movie.
 
Definitely. When i shot my first short film which was a comedy as well, for most of the scenes i just described to the actors what needed to be done, and told them to go crazy on set.
 
MalcolmOng said:
Definitely. When i shot my first short film which was a comedy as well, for most of the scenes i just described to the actors what needed to be done, and told them to go crazy on set.
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I read somewhere that this is exactly what they did for Anchorman. Did you know they made an entire 2nd movie JUST from b-roll? That's how you make a movie!
 
Thats so cool! I have so gotta see the b roll movie. Heh i just shot an action short awhile back (2 weeks) all serious and stuff. But i swear the B roll could be used as a comedy. In fact i think we captured more funny stuff than we did serious stuff(on the same vein its gonna look pretty corny seeing a bunch of inherently funny people trying to act serious. Ah well. Maybe I'll post some grabs in screengrabs tomorrow. I'm totally whacked now. Just finished analysing 6 chapters from Romeo and Juliet. Juliet is such a *****.
 
Post it! I'd love to see it.

By the way, I had an ultra crush on Juliet when we watched that old 70's movie version back in high school.
 
Hairy Lime said:
Writing comedy is hard for me, but I know some writers to whom it comes naturally. I think when it comes to screenwriting, the most difficult genres to write well are thriller/suspense/mystery. These genres require such intricate detail to plotting and one little hole can bring the house of cards down on your head.
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yes i agree with you on that. i always have to back track to see if i'm leaving too much for the audience to figure out or nothing which could be confusing.
 
tommyinla said:
not particularly.
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good! cause it would be hard to eat it with no !@#$%^& teeth!:furious3: .....hahahahaha i'm only joking i always wanted to say that. that was in a movie but i forgot what movie.:Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
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