Breaking Bad, Blow Lines, and Being Funny

Tonight, the boys sit down to discuss their writing process, what it means to be funny, and why it's hard to listen to yourself recorded. You know, after we take a detour through The Matrix "Trilogy." Yes, we said "Trilogy."

Episode 9: Breaking Bad, Blow Lines, and Being Funny

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One thing we forgot to bring up in the episode is the fact that everything now--and by "everything" we are referring to the major studio film releases--seem to be building these larger universes rather than just telling the story. We'd say Marvel started this trend, but really they've just picked up where Harry Potter and the other YA adaptations left off, which was just where the Matrix et.al left off. Trilogies led to long running series, which led to meta-franchises with movie schedules projected over the next 50 years.

Can we safely assume that you know the difference between a straight man and a comedic straight man? We mean, Ed had never heard the term "blow line" before, but an act's straight man should be fairly common knowledge, right? And the improv concept "Yes, and ..." should be pretty self explanatory. But, just to be clear when we talk about improv, we're talking about improvisational comedy. Not improv.

By the way, you can expect an improved audio quality for our next recording. We're working the bugs out as we go along, but the volume should be noticeably better with the next episode.

Also, we're gearing up to launch a new show. It'll be called X, but Then Y and will be coming out early next year. Like, January. Like, in a matter of weeks. It'll be more focused on writing and narratives, but should be accessible to comedians, musicians, and writers of all types. We'll give you guys some more details as they arise.

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P.S:
Music! So, like we said, Charlie started off our recording session with Guerrillas in the Mist, by Californian rapper Paris' album Sleeping With the Enemy. While ewe were setting up, claimed to want to show us something in the song, only to play the whole thing. We won't say that it really altered our conversation very much, but we felt it would be a good idea to put you in the same frame of mind we were in when we started. The first act break featured Play It Loud, by MXPX on their album Before Everything & After. We first heard it on the soundtrack to the "snowboarding" game SSX3, but it's an awesome song. It fits because a portion of the recording is about just being comfortable in one's own skin enough to not over think their work. Which is a good message. The second act break featured a cover of Eleanor Rigby, by David Schomer. We felt it fit because ... it's a god cover that people will overlook because it was on the soundtrack to Accepted.

Finally, the last song is a demo of our theme music. Tell us what you think of it, what you think is missing, or whether you want to contribute. Thanks!