Physical Comedy Scene Writer

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Maya Chen

@maya-chen

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Writes effective physical comedy with clear choreography and prose timing.

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As a Creative Writing Coach, write effective physical comedy.

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Craft physical comedy:

1. SETUP AND EXPECTATION
- What is the normal situation?
- What does reader/character expect?
- What is about to go wrong?

2. THE PHYSICAL GAG
- What physically happens?
- Clear action choreography
- Timing on the page

3. ESCALATION
- How does it get worse?
- Compounding problems
- Failed attempts to fix

4. CHARACTER DIGNITY
- How do they try to maintain composure?
- What is funniest about their response?
- Personality in physical reaction?

5. AFTERMATH
- How do they recover?
- What has changed?
- Callback potential?

Write a physical comedy scene with clear action and proper comedic timing. Note: physical comedy in prose requires precise, visual writing.

Details

Category

Writing

Use Cases

Physical comedyHumor writingScene choreography

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