Yes, You Can Still Do This... and Audiences Need You to!

Unfortunately it seems that many filmmakers are holding back from making comedy films. Comedy is a necessary genre and thankfully we still have some filmmakers who are producing hilarious films that meet audience needs. John Hamburg, from Meet the Parents and Zoolander, shares his process for creating great comedies. 

In this episode, we talk about…

• Me Time, John’s latest film that is now available on Netflix
• John’s opinion on why there are less comedies on the big screen
• Finding out what needs improvement by the feedback given in test screenings
• John’s experience writing for Meet the Parents and Zoolander
• Plot based comedies versus joke based comedies and which strategy John implements in his films
• Why John never directs actors to “be funny”
• The first step to writing a comedy film - Developing a character 

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