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….

BACKSTAGE with D A A S

An Interview with Cameron P Mellor, manager of the Doug Anthony AllStars [DAAS] By Zac Berger, NYC Comedy Getting backstage with DAAS, the Doug Anthony All Stars before a show is verboten. ‘They argue,’ says their manager Cameron P Mellor. ‘It’s part of their pre-show routine. Ferguson’s normally very charming, unerringly optimistic. But he fights…