tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post2906750332433765170..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Comedy on cueA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-85394176571278023872011-12-27T14:35:09.917+00:002011-12-27T14:35:09.917+00:00SV - it changed me too - I mostly watch the techni...SV - it changed me too - I mostly watch the technique. As you say, there is good comic writing and that's what I prefer. There is a lot of good comic writing on the web too, especially the lampoons.<br /><br />JH - he was good at it though, but once you notice the technique, it fades.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-69300591927847545482011-12-27T10:32:04.181+00:002011-12-27T10:32:04.181+00:00Dame Edna was a bit like that too.Dame Edna was a bit like that too.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-17596774143471885242011-12-26T23:55:47.824+00:002011-12-26T23:55:47.824+00:00Spot on about comedy (although there are interesti...Spot on about comedy (although there are interesting differences between stand-up, and more reflective comic writing that we find in novels, etc, and the phenomenon of wit.)<br /><br />A colleague of mine said he was forcibly and painfully struck by the fact that comedy is essentially about an insecure person's desperate attempts to control the audience. Since that moment, he has been completely unable to enjoy any comedy except in the observational way you describe. Like admiringly watching a craftsman, when you don't actually want what they are making.Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com