NBL Lay Up Comepition

Yeah, I heard this Peter Sellers bit about this house where a manager kept his young rock and roll stars. A woman from a high style magazine came to interview him. Too long. Too much detail. Too filled with creative ideas. In this day and age, you have to make sure your comedy has a good business plan, a good comedic ROI. And remember, you can’t expect peopl... more >

Yeah, I heard this Peter Sellers bit about this house where a manager kept his young rock and roll stars. A woman from a high style magazine came to interview him. Too long. Too much detail. Too filled with creative ideas. In this day and age, you have to make sure your comedy has a good business plan, a good comedic ROI. And remember, you can’t expect people to want to pay attention, you must force them and what do people want to see? Big names and Bigger brands.

Symptoms : Skit seems real long.

Diagnosis : No Better Than the Real Thing Syndrome. In making a parody of something slow-paced and boring, make a parody that is also slow-paced and boring, and thus lacking in the tight pacing required to keep the comedy ball in the air.

Treatment : A good stiff re-editing, throwing away lots of perfectly shot scenes and pay... more >

Symptoms : Skit seems real long.

Diagnosis : No Better Than the Real Thing Syndrome. In making a parody of something slow-paced and boring, make a parody that is also slow-paced and boring, and thus lacking in the tight pacing required to keep the comedy ball in the air.

Treatment : A good stiff re-editing, throwing away lots of perfectly shot scenes and paying less attention to making the thing “exactly like the thing you’re paordying” and more on laughter.