- What is comedy?
- Subverting expectations
- Benign Violation
- A joke is an unexpected occurrence that is not malignant.
- A “joke” that is racist or misogynist isn’t actually a joke because it is not a benign violation
- There are 11 kinds of humor
- Irony
- Characters
- Referential
- Shock
- Hyperbole
- Parody
- Word Play
- Analogy
- Mad cat (slapstick)
- Meta
- Misplaced Focus
- Scenes!
- There are 5 things that all art is derived from – pull from your personal experiences!
- Society
- Politics
- Religion
- Mortality
- Sexuality
- When in a scene, look for these 3 clues:
- what is the scene about?
- what is the game?
- what makes it funny?
- There are 5 different kinds of scenes:
- Bizarre / Normal
- Peas in a pod
- Alternate Reality
- Real Scenes
- Juxtaposition
- What is Game?
- An expression of a comedic point of view
- There are 5 things that all art is derived from – pull from your personal experiences!
- The Harold:
- The Structure of the Harold:
- The Opening
- Beat 1
- Scene A
- Scene B
- Scene C
- Group Game 1
- Beat 2
- Scene A
- Scene B
- Scene C
- Group Game 2
- Beat 3
- The Structure of the Harold:
Week 1 Recap – Lupe
Hi Level 3,
Below you will find our class notes for week 1:
Charlie’s Hard Opinions: Improv can be anything. Don’t tell me what improv isn’t, tell me what it is.
Comedic Scenes:
- Person – One person is usual
- People- Both people are unusual or peas-in-a-pod
- Place – The place is unusual
Benign Violation: Violating a world view in a way that is not harmful.
Every piece of art that has ever been made deals with
Society
Politics
Religion
Mortality
Sexuality
11 types of humor
- Irony
- Character
- Referential
- Shock
- Hyperbole
- Parody
- Wordplay
- Analogous
- Madcap
- Meta
- Misplaced Focus
“It’s not about getting out of your head. It’s about getting your head into your body.”
A herald starts with an opening.
(3rd Beat)
Group Game 2 [Not related to group game1]
2A, 2B, 2C [Second scenes, second beats]
Group Game 1
1A, 1B, 1C [First scenes, first beats]
Opening [Usually a monologue]
- Follow the funny idea not the plot.
- Singing usually happens because it’s part of your character or in an alternate where everyone sings.
- Give call-backs sometime.
Memorable Quotes:
“I don’t think you are paying as much attention as you think you are.”
“Ash has a lot of vitamin D in it.”
“I was hoping one of us wouldn’t be nervous.”
“You only turn 69 once.”- Happy birthday!