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WRITINGTHE COMEDYBLOCKBUSTER
THE INAPPROPRIATE GOAL
KEITH GIGLIO
MICHAEL WIESE PRODUCTIONS
 
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Contents
D
EDiCATiON
 
 AND
T
hANk
Y
OUS
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i
NTRODUCTiON
 
BY
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NDY
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RECkmAN
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Part One: How to Use This Book
C
hApTER
O
NE
How to Bust a Gut
O
R
C
OmEDY
C
OLLEGE
101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
 A Criminally Brie History o Film Comedy
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Yes, But What Kind o Comedy?
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Exercise: Beg, Steal, or Borrow
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C
hApTER
T
WO
The Comedic Idea
 A
.
k
.
 A
. T
hE
i
mpORTANCE
 
OF
B
EiNG
i
NAppROpRiATE
 
 A
.
k
.
 A
. T
hE
 B
LUES
B
ROThERS
 
 ARE
N
OT
R
OLE
m
ODELS
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The Inappropriate Goal
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The Comedic Logline
 a
.
k
.
 a
.
The Pitch
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Uniquely Familiar
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Exercise: Twenty Uniquely Familiar Ideas
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The Fill-in-the Blanks Elevator Pitch
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Exercis
e:
The Poster
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Part Two: Plot vs. Character:Who Will Win?
C
hApTER
T
hREE
Comedic Characters
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.
k
.
 A
. A F
OOL
S
J
OURNEY
 
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.
k
.
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. i k
NOW
A G
UY
  J
UST
L
ikE
T
hAT
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The Importance o Character
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 a F
ool
s
J
ourney 
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Take Your Silliness Seriously
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Characters Change
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The Rock and Roll School o Screenwriting
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Plot vs. Character
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B
uilding
 
the
C
omiC
C
haraCter
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Exercise: The Comedic Character Worksheet
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W
hat
i r
eally 
W
 ant
t
o
d
o
i
s
d
ireCt
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Comic Vision
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i
nappropriate
B
ehavior
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
i
nappropriate
d
ialogue
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
u
nity 
 
oF
o
pposites
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
r
oWing
 
 a
s
inking
B
oat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Funny People
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Exercise: Character Work
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C
hApTER
F
OUR
Hilarity and Heart
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k
.
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. i
T
S
A
LL
A
BOUT
 
ThE
W
OLF
p
 ACk
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
The “Classic” and Still Modern Three-Act Structure
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Exercise: Question Everything
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The Comedic Sequence Approach
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Scene Study
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Putting Scenes to Work in Events
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Exercise: Funny Scenes
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The Secret Ingredients o Comedic Scenes
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Writing the Comedy Blockbuster Giglio
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