At the center of the 40-Year-Old Virgin is a serious story about personal shame, explains Judd Apatow. That's why it succeeds as a comedy.
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People should look at comedies
as dramas when they're writing. It really doesn't help to think
of these stories as comedy stories. They should be stories
that would work just as well without any jokes. If you have a great story
and great characters, it's easy to find a
way to make it funny. The problem with
a lot of comedies is they're serving
a comedic premise, primarily, and they don't
really have a reason to exist. You could say that
The 40-Year-Old Virgin could have fallen prey to that. We d
on't approach
it as a funny idea. We approach it as a real
idea about a guy who let something get past him. And now he's so embarrassed and
so scared that he can't do it. And that's a dramatic
story about shame and about someone who is
stuck as a pubescent person. And if you take it seriously,
then, suddenly, his predicament can become funny because
he's in a corner. I generally just think difficult
circumstances lend themselves to comedy and it allows it to
be both dramatic and funny.
Comments
This man was responsible for one of the best comedies of all time: Get Him to the Greek
Don't forget, this guy made Freaks and Geeks. Surd the current movie aren't as hit but when it does, it does.
Well, there's that 45-minute story Nick Compangia tells about the alfalfa deal he made with a Napa high-roller and the umpire who kicked him out of the ballpark. It's got great characters and because it involves the total loss of a LOT of money, it's quite tragic ... at least for those who lost it. Those who found the stash of cash were the ones who found it quite funny. They were NOT Garry Shandling, by the way.
Look Who's Back is this I think.
This is the guy that makes 2 and half hour broad comedies, right?
Oh boy
The Larry Sanders Show
what's up Master..?
Jew.