The
members of Erskine Writers had a very interesting and educational workshop on
Tuesday led by Cathie Devitt. Everyone learnt something new about the art of
writing comedy.
With the
added input from the world of British comedy through the decades, the group
then discussed the various influences the different comedy legends had used. We
were also introduced to the many diverse types of comedy not previously known
by many at the meeting, so this was very surprising and informative.
Cathie at the launch of her debut novella, Don't Drink and Fly (Photo by R Gemmell) |
We were exposed
to Laughing Yoga with an extremely effective demonstration from Cathie. We
watched babies laughing and animal videos showing their unexpected actions - this
proved how infectious humour could be. Cathie suggested we should start looking
at any sitcoms or comedy shows more critically and see how they were structured.
Although
humour is very subjective, the rules behind it could be recognised. But some of
the best and most innovative humour has been known to throw all rules out of the
window.
Everyone
should have a go at writing humour using Cathie’s most enjoyable workshop as a
guide.
Hilary
Stevenson
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