Do you take things literally sometimes, when you weren’t supposed to? We all probably do sometimes, but it’s a rather common trait amongst neurodivergent humans.
This week I take a look at how literalism – yes, it’s a studied thing – affects scene work, especially in improv. And I provide a few tips and some of the research to check out.
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Neurodivergent Minds in Comedy are sometimes literal
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Palate Cleansers and Comedy Plugs
There is a new scripted and improvised comedy podcast out called Unfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama. It follows the attempts of a new radio host, Tog Chesterfield, to get off of rock bottom.
There is a podcast version, and also a fully animated version of the podcast. Yeah. I’m animating the whole thing too. Because why not. It’s fun.
UPDATE: Find the entire series here.
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Another new series launches later this week. Both of these new series explore depression and mental health through the use of comedy.
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Until next time,
Jen.
