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Dark Comedy

Every episode covering Dark Comedy.

"I think part of Martin McDonagh’s ability to incorporate the surrealistic elements, particularly in The Pillar Man, but the kind of what is perceived as the black comedy elements, because the character basically starts cutting off his fingers."

— Stu Willis  |  DZ-105: Establishing Tone through Big Print

DZ-105: Establishing Tone through Big Print

How can we teach the reader to find the humour in our darkness?
AI✦The episode centers on teaching readers to find humour in darkness, using THE NICE GUYS, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, and YELLOWJACKETS as case studies in balancing tonal registers.✦
⏱ 2h 6m
30 NOV 2023
Listen if you want to use an unusual tone in your screenplay.
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Chas and Stu finally start their long-mooted exploration of tone with a series that examines films and shows with unusual tones and dives into how the writers establish those tones in the first 5 pages… →