Quote: Eat_My_Shirts @ December 26, 2007, 11:26 PMThey are given a basic outline of what is going on in the scene, and they act accordingly. They're not aggressively trying to be funny. It's not a contest.
Sorry, but with that haven't you just entirely described Whose Line? THEY'RE given the basic outline to improvise with, and it's not a contest. "The points don't matter. That's right, the points are just like whatever the delivery guy is delivering in a porno".
It's comedians trying to get one over each other. Which is a complete staple of even scripted shows such as The Young Ones for example.