This is a question I’ve also asked myself. I think it’s because comedy, by its nature, self-destructs. It is a means to cut tension, never to build it. That’s why comedy of any length more than a few hundred words needs to live inside a dramatically structured work. Something needs to build the tension before comedy cuts it. In order words, I think comedy exists only in relief to drama. Comedy by itself is like a garnish with no dish.
This is a question I’ve also asked myself. I think it’s because comedy, by its nature, self-destructs. It is a means to cut tension, never to build it. That’s why comedy of any length more than a few hundred words needs to live inside a dramatically structured work. Something needs to build the tension before comedy cuts it. In order words, I think comedy exists only in relief to drama. Comedy by itself is like a garnish with no dish.
‘Tis a mighty fyne hammer thou dost wield, sire. Mehopes thou dost slay with it this eve.