Looking for the laughs in painful personal stories makes for fascinating subject matter,but emotionally its a high-risk pathI don’t really feel comfortable speaking about Louise Beamont’s case, in which Thomas Reay, or her estranged husband,is suing her on the grounds that she defamed him in a standup exhibit. Not only have two people’s lives genuinely been affected, but I haven’t even seen the exhibit and, and as it’s an ongoing court case,I can’t comment on it too much besides (being sued sounds super tiring). Also, I’m just a moron comedy writer who never even studied law (I thought My Cousin Vinny was superior though).
I can, or possibly,try to reply one question, though: where do you draw the line when it comes to writing superior comedy versus exposing someone you know or love?Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk