Sanderson 2013.4 - Humor with Howard Tayler

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Brandon Sanderson’s 2013 Semester at BYU: Creative Writing, Lecture 4
This video is a mirror of the materials posted by user writeaboutdragons. I’ve provided some notes with timestamps below, and occasional color correction. Enjoy!
*Notes*
0:12 / Guest lecture Howard Taylor: Subverting Expectations in Humor
- Howard is best known for Schlock Mercenary: www.schlockmercenary.com/
- Humor CAN be learned
- Subvert expectations
- Relationship between horror and humor
9:06 / Many routes to “funny” humor
- Character humor vs jokes
- Multiple layers in a joke
17:59 / A practice exercise in humor
- Humor can improve incrementally, just like writing
26:19 / The Comic Drop
- The point at which someone’s status changes
- Don’t overdo
36:04 / Humor is learnable
38:00 / Questions
- Do you watch tv? What do you think is funny?
- Are principal of horror similar to humor?
43:08 / Comedic foreshadowing
46:18 / How to foreshadow in webcomic format
1:10:27 / Additional Q&A
- Role of comedy in a non-comedy work
- What is the role of brevity/conciseness in humor?
- Innate sense of humor vs learned humor
1:19:35 / Additional Q&A
- When it is appropriate to break tension with humor
1:27:11 / The Business of web comics
- 30K readers per day, 4K revenue on site per day
- Important to have merchandise at all price points

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@gervais926 Жыл бұрын

This lecture makes me want to contest the idea that humor can be taught.

@slinkyatrest 6 жыл бұрын

Is the joke that he's not funny?

@Nodsaibot 3 жыл бұрын

the abuse of "subverting expectations" results on a dull product

@re1ntyes 7 жыл бұрын

was this a compulsory class? Many of the students look so uninterested in being there

@marcmaurer8295 6 жыл бұрын

Dear Mr. Taylor, where did you buy this chief shirt? Beside of this: Great lecture, and thank you for addicting me to "Community" ...

@nicobones9608 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone else notice his voice kind of sounds like Chandler from Friends? Generally, Chandler seems to be the funniest of the guys, and he has the highest voice. Perhaps a higher voice on males makes them funnier. How many barritone or bass voiced comedians do you know?

@WART374 6 жыл бұрын

So much talking - so little said.... and he got paid!

@GoldenKaos 5 жыл бұрын

Stewart Lee’s stand up is a good example of long form humour, since he’s skilled at maintaining tension for a long time, and inserting mini-punchlines on the journey to the final punchline, that give people something to snack on before the big meal at the end.

@justinvanvolkenburg5298 5 жыл бұрын

I love the comment about a Han Solo movie where it's just Han shooting first.

@jan_kisan Жыл бұрын

this guy is pretty damn cool, i loved that. partly cuz he doesn't subscribe to that 'inherent talent' bullshit - which we hear too much of - and he can back up his view.

@rodrigororiz77

Humor Elements by Scott Adams:

@ChBrahm 2 жыл бұрын

I love how no one dare to ask about his drip.

@ImAviex 2 жыл бұрын

Bruh I am dying laughing look at

@briandoeslife7182 3 жыл бұрын

You know he's a substitute when he has a beard . . .

@ginge641 4 жыл бұрын

"Han spends whole movie shooting first."

@jessejones7251

One of these students laughs like a hyena ad I am here for it

@Skelldr 4 жыл бұрын

1:12:14

@michealnelson5179 Жыл бұрын

No, Howard, You are not evil. You are providing products of value which your customers agree with you are worth what they pay. Otherwise they wouldn't. Your products are Hours of Entertainment. That fills a desperate need in this world.