Character Comedy Technique

A Character Comedy Technique is a persona-based comedy technique that creates character comedy humor through character comedy fictional personalitys and character comedy distinctive traits.

• AKA: Character-Based Comedy, Persona Comedy Method, Character Comedy Performance.
• Context:
  • It can (typically) develop Character Comedy Distinct Voices with character comedy unique speech patterns.
  • It can (typically) establish Character Comedy Physical Manners through character comedy specific movements.
  • It can (typically) maintain Character Comedy Consistent Worldviews within character comedy performance.
  • It can (often) create Character Comedy Catchphrases as character comedy signature elements.
  • It can (often) explore Character Comedy Social Commentary through character comedy exaggerated traits.
  • It can (often) generate Character Comedy Audience Recognition via character comedy repeated appearances.
  • It can range from being a Subtle Character Comedy to being a Broad Character Comedy, depending on its exaggeration level.
  • It can range from being a Realistic Character Comedy to being a Absurd Character Comedy, depending on its believability degree.
  • It can range from being a Single Character Performance to being a Multiple Character Performance, depending on its character count.
  • It can range from being a Sympathetic Character Comedy to being a Grotesque Character Comedy, depending on its audience relation.
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• Example(s):
  • Classic Character Comedians, such as:
    • Andy Kaufman, creating character comedy Tony Clifton persona.
    • Lily Tomlin, developing character comedy Ernestine operator.
    • Jonathan Winters, switching between character comedy multiple personalitys.
  • Modern Character Comedians, such as:
    • Sacha Baron Cohen, inhabiting character comedy Borat and character comedy Ali G.
    • Maria Bamford, voicing character comedy family members.
    • Nick Kroll, creating character comedy multiple personas.
  • Character Comedy Shows, such as:
    • The Office Characters, like character comedy Michael Scott.
    • Arrested Development Characters, like character comedy Tobias Fünke.
    • SNL Characters, recurring character comedy sketch personas.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Observational Comedy Method, which comments as oneself.
  • Deadpan Delivery Technique, which minimizes personality expression.
  • Confessional Comedy, which reveals authentic self.
• See: Comedy Technique, Character Development, Persona Creation, Voice Work, Physical Comedy Technique, Deadpan Delivery Technique, Sketch Comedy, Acting Technique, Comedy Performance.

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