jokes – The Story Department https://www.thestorydepartment.com Story. Screenplay. Sale. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:57:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thestorydepartment.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-fav-32x32.png jokes – The Story Department https://www.thestorydepartment.com 32 32 2808072 [Video]: Steve Kaplan Thinks You’re Funny https://www.thestorydepartment.com/steve-kaplan-thinks-youre-funny/ https://www.thestorydepartment.com/steve-kaplan-thinks-youre-funny/#respond Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:57:48 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=27299 Read more]]> Off-beat comedy writing genius Steven Kaplan discusses the idiosyncracies of comedy writing, including the idea of a flawed non-hero undergoing a Hero’s Journey. Are drama and comedy distinct genres? Is comedy, as Robert McKee dismissively stated, the schtick that gets in the way of the drama? Or is it a unique perspective that makes human tragedy bearable?

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