What do the following pieces of comic dialogue have in common? 1. ALLAN: What are you doing Saturday night? MUSEUM GIRL: Committing suicide. ALLAN: What about Friday night? (‘Play It Again, Sam‘) 2. KIM: I’m not a size 16, Mum. I’m a size 10. KATH: Country Road’s size 10. (‘Kath & Kim‘) 3. LUCILLE:…
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The Principles of Comedy
[Excerpt from ‘The Cheeky Monkey – Writing Narrative Comedy’ – Currency Press] For as long as it’s been recorded (the earliest known satires date back to ancient Greece), comedy has been comprised of a range of elements and principles that have not changed. Comedy may have a thousand skins but its bones remain the same….