In fairness to Jerf, I have to say his script is packed with comedy and I'm amazed that people I regard as 'normal' have declared it devoid of same.
I'm not saying the script is good or bad or indifferent: that would be my own subjective view.
I am, however, saying it's full of comedy and that's about as close to being a fact as something close to being a fact can get.
FFS
has no one got anything better to do?
Quote: sootyj @ November 30 2010, 7:36 PM GMTFFS
has no one got anything better to do?
Says the bloke with 24,000 posts.
Thanks Veronica.
Tony hasn't posted his 'how to do it' piece yet, can.t wait.
sootyj
24000 posts in between writing sit-coms and gags, I'm impressed, perhaps you'll post an original 'how to' gag.
Thanks Veronica.
Tony hasn't posted his 'how to do it' piece yet, can.t wait.
sootyj
24000 posts in between writing sit-coms and gags, I'm impressed, perhaps you'll post an original 'how to' gag.
Anybody know why my replies are doubling up?
Sorry Jerf, I don't have the time, inclination or knowledge to write a comprehensive "how to do it" piece, but you can pick up some tips from this piece by Richard Herring;
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/sep/22/comedy?intcmp=239
If Richard got drunk, would he be a "pickled herring"
who wants that joke? Anyone I'll take a fiver
If I ever meet Nat Wicks or Will Cam, I'll explain in person exactly why Jerf's script is funny.
It'll cost them a few drinks though.
Quote: Veronica Vestibule @ December 1 2010, 9:45 AM GMTIf I ever meet Nat Wicks or Will Cam, I'll explain in person exactly why Jerf's script is funny.
It'll cost them a few drinks though.
If you have to explain why something is funny to people, it probably isn't funny.
Quote: Matthew Stott @ December 1 2010, 9:46 AM GMTIf you have to explain why something is funny to people, it probably isn't funny.
Really?
So the well-known "My dog's got no nose" joke, the funniness of which is explained by Richard Herring in his Guardian article (link supplied by Tony above), probably isn't funny?
Quote: Veronica Vestibule @ December 1 2010, 9:53 AM GMTReally?
So the well-known "My dog's got no nose" joke, the funniness of which is explained by Richard Herring in his Guardian article (link supplied by Tony above), probably isn't funny?
Dissecting a joke to try to work out why it's funny is a bit different from having to explain a joke to someone to convince them that it is funny.
So any joke that's ever met with the response "I don't get it", probably isn't funny?
Come on, Matthew. You don't believe that.
To paraphrase an old quote, analyzing a joke is like dissecting a frog, you might learn something but at the end the frog is dead.
Quote: Veronica Vestibule @ December 1 2010, 9:57 AM GMTSo any joke that's ever met with the response "I don't get it", probably isn't funny?
Come on, Matthew. You don't believe that.
It isn't funny to the person who doesn't get it, this is a true fact. Because humour is subjective.
If you have to convince someone that something is funny, then it probably isn't. To them.
Quote: Afinkawan @ December 1 2010, 9:56 AM GMTDissecting a joke to try to work out why it's funny is a bit different from having to explain a joke to someone to convince them that it is funny.
Quote: Tony Cowards @ December 1 2010, 10:03 AM GMTTo paraphrase an old quote, analyzing a joke is like dissecting a frog, you might learn something but at the end the frog is dead.
Scene. A comedy gig. Int. Night,
A COMEDIAN IS ON STAGE, DYING ON HIS ARSE.
COMEDIAN (TEARFULLY):
Ple-e-e-e-e-ease stop analysing my jokes!
ENDS
Quote: Matthew Stott @ December 1 2010, 10:07 AM GMTIt isn't funny to the person who doesn't get it, this is a true fact. Because humour is subjective.
If you have to convince someone that something is funny, then it probably isn't. To them.
That's true as far as it goes but in many cases, when the joke is explained, the person bursts out laughing.
Quote: Veronica Vestibule @ December 1 2010, 10:14 AM GMTThat's true as far as it goes but in many cases, when the joke is explained, the person bursts out laughing.
In many cases, hey? It's good that you've done a study into this so we have the figures to hand.