The Eight Characters of Comedy: A Guide to Sitcom Acting and Writing by Scott Sedita

Author:Scott Sedita [Sedita, Scott]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Composition & Creative Writing, Language Arts & Disciplines, Non-Fiction, Reference, Rhetoric, Writing Skills
ISBN: 9780977064137
Google: vYlXDwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00IRMSXEI
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Published: 2014-03-04T00:00:00+00:00

EPISODE 4

THE DUMB ONE

TEASER:

“SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE”

FADE IN:

INT. LIVING ROOM – NEW YORK APARTMENT – EVENING

We open on three familiar, hip, late 20s “friends” in the middle of a deep conversation.

MONICA: Joey, what would you do if you were omnipotent?

JOEY: I’d probably kill myself.

MONICA: Excuse me?

JOEY: Hey, if “Little Joey’s” dead, then I got no reason to live.

ROSS: Uhh, Joey…omnipotent.

JOEY: You are? Ross, I’m sorry.

Ohhhhh, Joey, Joey, Joey. How many times, while watching an episode of “Friends,” do you find yourself smiling ear to ear and then laughing at the sweet, childlike naïveté displayed by Matt LeBlanc? No matter what the situation, Joey Tribbiani approaches and looks at it in a very innocent way. That’s because he hasn’t a clue. He has no idea just how, well, dim he can be, like in this scene where he’s giving dating advice to Rachel (Jennifer Aniston).

JOEY: Rach, you gotta find out if he’s in the same place you are. Otherwise, it’s just a moo point.

RACHEL: A moo point?

JOEY: Yeah. It’s like a cow’s opinion. It just doesn’t matter. It’s moo.

Good joke. But in the hands of Matt LeBlanc’s skillful characterization, that line becomes a great joke. He is sincere, endearing and positive. And what comes out of his mouth is always ridiculously funny. That’s why Joey Tribbiani is The Dumb One.

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