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Comedy Gold: Mastering Key & Peele’s Techniques
Hey there, comedy fans! We’re going to dive deep into the masterful comedic duo Key & Peele, known not just for their hilarity but also for their smart and socially aware sketches. They’ve certainly been a game-changer for stand-up comedy classes and online comedy improv. Let’s explore the lessons we can take from their genius:
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- Mastering a Streamlined Writing Style: Key & Peele excel in their unique characters and absurd scenes. However, their true brilliance lies in a streamlined writing style, which is as funny as it is emotionally and socially true. Take this as a crucial learning point for your own comedy routine.
- Exploring the Unusual Behavior: Key & Peele start with a common situation with its built-in set of expectations. They then introduce an unusual behavior that contrasts with these expectations. This behavior is heightened and explored until it becomes a comedy goldmine. This is a key takeaway for all those attending stand-up comedy classes or doing online comedy improv.
- The ‘Comedic Calculus’: This involves creating a reasonable reality, introducing an unusual behavior, raising the emotional stakes, and ending with a twist that subverts the established pattern. This formula results in comedic bliss, and is clearly illustrated in sketches like ‘Substitute Teacher’.
- Mining Human Truths in Comedy: Key & Peele follow in the footsteps of Del Close, a pioneer of comedy who believed that the best comedy comes from mining the depths of human existence. This principle, detailed in the book ‘Truth in Comedy’, is evident in many Key & Peele sketches. It’s not just about making people laugh, but also about providing insightful social commentary.
- Versatility and Social Critique: Their sketches span a wide range of topics from race, religion to professional sports, often with a socially conscious twist. They delve into the tensions in black masculinity, explore the absurdity of masculine performance, poke fun at stereotypes, and critique religion, among other things.
- Innovation and Authenticity: The duo continues to innovate, adding fresh spins to existing tropes and clichés while always grounding their humor in authentic human emotions and situations. This ensures their comedy remains relevant and timeless.
Learning from the best is a surefire way to up your comedy game, whether you’re taking stand-up comedy classes or dabbling in online comedy improv. And who better to learn from than the geniuses themselves, Key & Peele. So take these lessons to heart and let your own comedic brilliance shine through!
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What is the basic comedic structure used in many of Key and Peele's sketches?
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Start with a normal situation, introduce a strange character, and then create a funny ending
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Add RecommendationAdd TagsView All Assigned TagsStart with an unusual behavior, heighten the behavior, and then end with a normal situation
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Who was the comedy pioneer that influenced Key and Peele's work?
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Del Close
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How do Key and Peele combine comedy with social commentary?
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They use social issues as the backdrop for their sketches
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Add RecommendationAdd TagsView All Assigned TagsThey incorporate truthful human situations into their comedy, leading to an undercurrent of social commentary
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