@nickmohammed Yup. It relates to the line between/connecting art and entertainment. Art is, broadly, about authenticity/voice. Entertainment is about the audience. Bang the drum of authenticity too hard & the entertainment is diminished. https://t.co/rIY5ZkJIes
Smart. Writing the scenes you’re excited by is a good idea. If you’re not excited about writing a scene, there might be a problem with it. And it might not even be necessary.
23 pages into pilot. Hoping to get a rough first draft finished this week. Have opted for a 'skipping around' approach; writing whichever scene takes my fancy as it will all get revised anyway.
@Floatinginwaves@AlexWattsEsq Yes, all the hits from the 70s, 80s & 90s emerged from an economy of sitcoms, some of which were brilliant, some of which didn’t work - but paved the way for other shows, or gave people their break. The Comedy Connections documentary series was brilliant for showing this.
Is there a crisis in mainstream comedy? Yes and no. I think the main problem is that we’ve forgotten the art/entertainment balance. May I explain? https://t.co/rIY5ZkKg40
Interesting piece in @Broadcastnow about the crisis in mainstream comedy. If I’d been part of the conversation, I’d would have said:
We’ve lost the balance between ‘art’ and ‘entertainment’.
Art is about the artist. Entertainment is about the audience.
Their predecessors learned their craft through music hall, variety and entertaining the troops. Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe, Perry and Croft learned their craft on stages close to the front line, trying to bring joy to tired, working-class men.