Comments on: Gimmick Acts in Stand-up Comedy http://www.creatingacomic.com/2009/gimmick-acts/ Bombing, killing, and other occupational hazards Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:20:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andrew J Rivers http://www.creatingacomic.com/2009/gimmick-acts/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Andrew J Rivers Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:29:09 +0000 http://www.creatingacomic.com/?p=914#comment-111 To be fair to both sides. We should also not forget to include Mr Bill O Reilly under Characters. People forget because the show is veiled as 'news' but lets be honest with ourselves. He's the antithises of colbert. Designed to piss us off and appeal to the opposite audience. And he does a damn good job of it too. I just wish they would put him on Comedy Central too. It's funny to look around at the world like that. Bob Rivers is a character. If you listen to the radio show. That's not my dad. The character is based in his reality but its an exageration. Confused the hell out of me as a kid. Who else would be a character out there. hmm... This is a good blog topic. To be fair to both sides. We should also not forget to include Mr Bill O Reilly under Characters.

People forget because the show is veiled as ‘news’ but lets be honest with ourselves. He’s the antithises of colbert. Designed to piss us off and appeal to the opposite audience. And he does a damn good job of it too. I just wish they would put him on Comedy Central too.

It’s funny to look around at the world like that. Bob Rivers is a character. If you listen to the radio show. That’s not my dad. The character is based in his reality but its an exageration. Confused the hell out of me as a kid. Who else would be a character out there. hmm… This is a good blog topic.

]]> By: CJ http://www.creatingacomic.com/2009/gimmick-acts/comment-page-1/#comment-110 CJ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:29:55 +0000 http://www.creatingacomic.com/?p=914#comment-110 Andrew, god damn it. I think you're right. :) I guess I didn't really think this through as well as I should have before posting, but there's definitely a difference between a character (Borat and Colbert) and a gimmick (Robo and Dr. Doom). Maybe I'll think about it some more—and we should chat about it tonight!—and post again tomorrow in attempt to get it right. Andrew, god damn it. I think you’re right. :)

I guess I didn’t really think this through as well as I should have before posting, but there’s definitely a difference between a character (Borat and Colbert) and a gimmick (Robo and Dr. Doom). Maybe I’ll think about it some more—and we should chat about it tonight!—and post again tomorrow in attempt to get it right.

]]> By: andrew rivers http://www.creatingacomic.com/2009/gimmick-acts/comment-page-1/#comment-109 andrew rivers Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:12:21 +0000 http://www.creatingacomic.com/?p=914#comment-109 I don't view Colbert or Cohen as a gimmick. That's a character but they're very original. I'm trying to figure out a way to define the difference but I'm drawing a blank. I guess the feeling is that a Gimmick is something anyone could do and pull off the same. I could build a robot and I could invent a hand puppet and tell street jokes. I couldn't do Stephen Colbert. Triumph the insult dog has kinda turned gimmicky which is why I think we don't see anything from him lately but he started as an original creative character. It takes some serious skills to insult people that quickly. I don’t view Colbert or Cohen as a gimmick. That’s a character but they’re very original. I’m trying to figure out a way to define the difference but I’m drawing a blank. I guess the feeling is that a Gimmick is something anyone could do and pull off the same. I could build a robot and I could invent a hand puppet and tell street jokes. I couldn’t do Stephen Colbert.

Triumph the insult dog has kinda turned gimmicky which is why I think we don’t see anything from him lately but he started as an original creative character. It takes some serious skills to insult people that quickly.

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