Quote: Max Power @ February 11 2011, 9:50 PM GMTMaybe it will help you read it in a new light, instead of:
I've been watching, listening to and reading all kinds of comedy for over 30 years. Now I may not have gained any definitive wisdom as to what is or isn't funny, but please don't imply that I don't understand comedy, in particular what I find funny and what I don't.
If people like your stuff then great. If they don't then take it on the chin and move on. Just don't waste their or your time trying to convince them they're wrong. To do so only comes across as arrogant and disrespectful.
Your character idea may well have some merit, however pastiches (and I would say this is a pastiche rather than a parody) need to have some point beyond sending-up their subject. The trouble is that this Twitter feed reads no better or funnier than the genuine feeds of the type of "mad" person it's characterising. It is also (by inference) not immediately recognisable as a spoof, nor is it instantly engaging to the casual reader. I also think the form is too repetitive and that, whilst the Twitter has much scope for developing comedy personas, this character doesn't really have anything to suggest it will find a wider audience. On a more fundamental level, it just doesn't strike me as funny.
Anyway, good luck with your Twitter character and other endeavours - comedy or otherwise.
