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re: So what happened comedic actors?
Posted on 10/10/12 at 10:40 am to tduecen
Posted on 10/10/12 at 10:40 am to tduecen
Comedy is short lived. Most comedians are funny for only a short time before their "schtick" or routine becomes too familiar to audiences. Very few comedians last a long time in the limelight. All of these comedians lasted much longer than most.
But I can think back to many comedians and say, "Wow, I thought that guy was funny?" Off the top of my head, Bo Burnham, Nick Swardson, Dane Cook... All of their stuff that I liked, I still like, but their new stuff, if they have any, has lost its luster. Just the nature of the beast. So unless they have a great team of writers, which Adam Sandler tried to get with Happy Madison (and, for the most part, succeeded - at least commercially), they will fall off.
But I can think back to many comedians and say, "Wow, I thought that guy was funny?" Off the top of my head, Bo Burnham, Nick Swardson, Dane Cook... All of their stuff that I liked, I still like, but their new stuff, if they have any, has lost its luster. Just the nature of the beast. So unless they have a great team of writers, which Adam Sandler tried to get with Happy Madison (and, for the most part, succeeded - at least commercially), they will fall off.
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Posted on 10/10/12 at 10:51 am to LoveThatMoney
It's different for stand ups and comedic actors though. It's easy for a stand up to fall away quickly after having a blow out first special. It's because they spent years creating and honing their first special and only used their best stuff for it, and when they have recreate what took them 5 or 10 or 15 years in just 15 months, they can't do it.
It's not that they weren't funny, it's that their first big thing was their peak.
With comedic actors though it's a bit different. Some of them clearly have a schtick, which limits their long term viability, but some just stop trying or get too comfortable with the people around them and don't listen when someone says they aren't being funny anymore.
It's not that they weren't funny, it's that their first big thing was their peak.
With comedic actors though it's a bit different. Some of them clearly have a schtick, which limits their long term viability, but some just stop trying or get too comfortable with the people around them and don't listen when someone says they aren't being funny anymore.
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