Good thoughts, Alex. It reminds me that there are all different flavors of comedy, even within certain "brands" or types, like sitcoms. The Andy Griffith Show =/= New Girl, though both make me--one person--laugh!
One thing I've learned: I feel I can trust myself to determine what's funny, but I often need another set of eyes to BRING OUT the funny. Sure, maybe I meant for xyz to happen in a piece, but only by showing it to other people did I realize it was unclear/muddled/poorly framed. With that feedback, I can go back and draw out my initial gut-instinct funny so that others can see it. So you're absolutely spot-on when you suggest finding peers who do good work. It helps a lot!
I like the advice to dig into our own idiosyncratic taste. :-)
Also I recently listened to Jack Handey’s The Stench of Honolulu on audio (shout-out to the library!) and your description is perfect: genius-level comedy madness. (indeed!)
Good thoughts, Alex. It reminds me that there are all different flavors of comedy, even within certain "brands" or types, like sitcoms. The Andy Griffith Show =/= New Girl, though both make me--one person--laugh!
One thing I've learned: I feel I can trust myself to determine what's funny, but I often need another set of eyes to BRING OUT the funny. Sure, maybe I meant for xyz to happen in a piece, but only by showing it to other people did I realize it was unclear/muddled/poorly framed. With that feedback, I can go back and draw out my initial gut-instinct funny so that others can see it. So you're absolutely spot-on when you suggest finding peers who do good work. It helps a lot!
Yup for sure. Readers are a reality check that what's in your head is working or muddled.
I find my comedy intuition gets better over time the more experience and feedback I get
I like the advice to dig into our own idiosyncratic taste. :-)
Also I recently listened to Jack Handey’s The Stench of Honolulu on audio (shout-out to the library!) and your description is perfect: genius-level comedy madness. (indeed!)