And what did you do with all that great learning?
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My success has nothing to do with it. I was merely stating that the professionals know a lot more.
Why do you take everything so personally, Sooty? Do you not like your self appointed position as comedy expert being challenged?
I never said I was an expert, I am what I've always been an enthusiastic amateur.
I just find you have such a draining, beaten voicee. It saddens me to hear it. It's the voice of someone who doesn't resent success, but resents ambition.
Again you seem to coming at this from some unfathomable angle. I advised to listen to the professionals. Heaven forbid I would give such defeatist advice.
I suggest you should wear pants when going out in the street and don't pick fights with moving traffic. Any other advice from the school of the bleeding obvious?
Suggesting your peers have nothing to teach you, is somewhere between arrogant and sad.
As I said previously, I'm going on my experience. I had one great piece of advice from Seefacts once, but that was it. A few little suggestions here and there, but nothing more. I'd add that if you're truly serious about having a stab at comedy then go on a writing/standup course.
Which I would heartily endorse.
Not to mention when you've got the script that you thnks going to make your name, pay to get it professionally read.
But you know I learnt most of the little I know about my craft going to LCW and hearing scripts read (sometimes my own). Or even critique.
What a pointless argument.
That's what your mum said.
Quote: Ben @ August 4 2012, 9:06 PM BSTListen to the professionals. That's the best advice.
Word! But only the good ones.
Isn't this thread about Dont's rather that Do's?
Don't do silly comedy names for characters unless they are actually funny or in context.
Don't make one of the characters just someone that replies to the only character you've bothered to care about.
Don't finish with someone shooting someone or saying oh I give up
Quote: Marc P @ August 4 2012, 10:44 PM BSTWord! But only the good ones.
I asked you to read my script and you threw up in my plant pot, shat in my suit and f**ked my wife.
Thing is I don't own a suit and I'm unmarried.
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ August 5 2012, 3:08 AM BSTIsn't this thread about Dont's rather that Do's?
Don't do silly comedy names for characters unless they are actually funny or in context.
Don't make one of the characters just someone that replies to the only character you've bothered to care about.
Don't finish with someone shooting someone or saying oh I give up
All excelent advice.
Although Monty Python were famous for never finishing their sketches properly.
Quote: Steve Sunshine @ August 5 2012, 3:08 AM BSTDon't finish with someone shooting someone or saying oh I give up
First sketch I ever had staged ended with someone shootings someone.
Its rare a sketch is so bad it actually leads to murder.
All your points are fine, except that the opposite points are also true. For example, Not Going Out is very popular, but didn't abide by point 1. It goes for every gag, and to me, fails for exactly the reasons you gave. But people still laugh.