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Comedy: What next?

Not sure if "format" is the right word here? But I've been trying to think of unique ways to produce comedy. With everyone writing sitcom scripts, to producing filmed/audio sketches, animation, comic strips, live shows, musicals, blogs, novels, spoof sites, candid camera and anything else you can do on sites like YouTube. I was wondering if anyone has seen anything that has made you think, I wish I had thought of that.

What is the next step? The most recent movement in producing comedy has been via the internet, which has the ability to host all the different formats mentioned above. But how else can comedy be interrupted? Can Smartphones be utilized (although they're essentially just a computer). Is there a modern equivalent of jokes on a lollipop stick?

Has there been any developments in comedy since the internet?

If you think you've found something that can be considered unique, please share!

I ride around town on a bicycle projecting my sketches onto fat people's behinds.

Quote: David Bussell @ June 30 2011, 3:48 PM BST

I ride around town on a bicycle projecting my sketches onto fat people's behinds.

Quote: Leevil @ June 30 2011, 1:03 PM BST

I wish I had thought of that

I imagine that something involving great, giant cocks will be the natural progression for comedy.

Pornography?

Quote: Leevil @ June 30 2011, 1:03 PM BST

Not sure if "format" is the right word here? But I've been trying to think of unique ways to produce comedy.I was wondering if anyone has seen anything that has made you think, I wish I had thought of that.

Well.. it's not "unique", but much of it is hardly known of nor recognised outside of a few..

It's Art.. check these out:

2D: "Billy Boy visits Saint-Rémy" by Martin Sharp; "Olympic Chickens" series by Carina Weidle; "Rutles" album art;

Installation: Peter Lloyd (Eurodisney correspondence; classified ads Lost&Found);

Performance: Frank Chickens; The Q; Ennio Marchetto;

So.. the formats are different to the norm, but it's all still gag-based.

:D

I can't interpret my thinking behind this thread. Reading my opening post back, it's not what I intended at all. But I like the turn you've took Stylee.

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