British Comedy Guide

Writing exercise, exaggeration.

I was thinking that so often in sitcom the funny line, isn't a joke or pun it's the exaggerated line. When the exasperated character yanks an expansive line out of thing air.
But how often do any of us ever practice exaggeration, less often then we practise twerking in the Albert Hall on Christmas day in a leap year.

So I thought it might be fun to practice a few, feel free to join in, or don't.

CHAVY

My home town was so chavy....

the police wore burberry
Greggs had a 6 month waiting list
The dog track had pit bulls instead of greyhounds

Quote: sootyj @ September 11 2013, 8:18 PM BST

CHAVY

My home town was so chavy....

You lived there.

Laughing out loud

My town was so chavy, they used to spell it with one less v than they should on purpose.

The. Responses in this thread are proof of everything that's wrong with this forum, the country and possibly the universe

Quote: sootyj @ September 12 2013, 8:59 PM BST

The. Responses in this thread are proof of everything that's wrong with this forum, the country and possibly the universe

Dunno what you mean, your thread was disappearing so I did the decent thing and bumped it back up.

Comedic over exaggeration

Like what it says on the tin

Quote: sootyj @ September 12 2013, 8:59 PM BST

The. Responses in this thread are proof of everything that's wrong with this forum, the country and possibly the universe

Just to add to the pedantry, shouldn't this be in the Writers' Discussion forum? ;)

I felt that would have been hubris over nemesis

Quote: sootyj @ September 12 2013, 10:32 PM BST

I felt that would have been hubris over nemesis

2-1 wasn't it! Hubris got a penalty in extra time IIRC.

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