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But on the season 6 DVD he mentions he didn't write the introductory standup bits and the commentary indicates which writers did.ackbar wrote:pretty bad betbattlecatmeowstab212 wrote:And as for the bits at the beginning of the show, I'm pretty sure very few if any were actually written by Seinfeld.
that's the entire concept of the show.. seinfeld's standup bits fleshed out by seinfeld & david into full-fledged situation comedy
really? that's surprisingbattlecatmeowstab212 wrote:But on the season 6 DVD he mentions he didn't write the introductory standup bits and the commentary indicates which writers did.ackbar wrote:pretty bad betbattlecatmeowstab212 wrote:And as for the bits at the beginning of the show, I'm pretty sure very few if any were actually written by Seinfeld.
that's the entire concept of the show.. seinfeld's standup bits fleshed out by seinfeld & david into full-fledged situation comedy
i always liked his movies cos even tho they're bad, you still laughackbar wrote:lots of bad moviesIcesickle wrote:When you say "shitty stuff" you're talking about his general output, not his standup, right?ackbar wrote:and although i'm sure his standup would be dated as fuck right now, he's done less shitty stuff than chris rock
i don't doubt chris rock has had other people write for him (though i've never heard that before).. but to assume he didn't write any of his act for a hbo special is kind of a leap. chris rock is obviously a writer himselfKelron wrote:Chris Rock has his stand up written by Wanda Sykes and others so he's just the front man
I would say most stand ups have a certain amount of material written for them. Chappelle's writing partner Neil Brennan did more than the TV show. As for Chris Rock, Nick Dipaolo was on Stern in the past and said before one of his HBO specials Rock would fly out a group of comedians to watch his set and essentially "punch up" the material. From the way he tells it Rock already has the majority of the set down, he just gets suggestions on add ons or alternatives to the jokes.ackbar wrote:i don't doubt chris rock has had other people write for him (though i've never heard that before).. but to assume he didn't write any of his act for a hbo special is kind of a leap. chris rock is obviously a writer himselfKelron wrote:Chris Rock has his stand up written by Wanda Sykes and others so he's just the front man
most good stand ups? hell no. all good stand ups write their own materialLance Goodthrust wrote:I would say most stand ups have a certain amount of material written for them. Chappelle's writing partner Neil Brennan did more than the TV show. As for Chris Rock, Nick Dipaolo was on Stern in the past and said before one of his HBO specials Rock would fly out a group of comedians to watch his set and essentially "punch up" the material. From the way he tells it Rock already has the majority of the set down, he just gets suggestions on add ons or alternatives to the jokes.
not to mention wanda sykes isn't funnyackbar wrote:i don't doubt chris rock has had other people write for him (though i've never heard that before).. but to assume he didn't write any of his act for a hbo special is kind of a leap. chris rock is obviously a writer himselfKelron wrote:Chris Rock has his stand up written by Wanda Sykes and others so he's just the front man
When I wrote HBO specials I was referring to his stand up shows, not the sketch/interview show. From all that I have ever heard, having some material written for you is pretty common. For instance, take Paul Mooney who wrote for Pryor. Here is a piece from the AV Club on him. "A chance meeting with Pryor irrevocably shaped Mooney's career; he began writing for Pryor, in a fruitful partnership that led to classic comedy albums, performance films, and the Pryor-directed autobiographical drama JoJo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling. Doing a google search finds references to him writing on Live on the Sunset Strip, Bicentennial Nigger and Is It Something I Said.ackbar wrote:most good stand ups? hell no. all good stand ups write their own materialLance Goodthrust wrote:I would say most stand ups have a certain amount of material written for them. Chappelle's writing partner Neil Brennan did more than the TV show. As for Chris Rock, Nick Dipaolo was on Stern in the past and said before one of his HBO specials Rock would fly out a group of comedians to watch his set and essentially "punch up" the material. From the way he tells it Rock already has the majority of the set down, he just gets suggestions on add ons or alternatives to the jokes.
punching up or workshopping material is completely different than having someone co-write your material & of course tv shows are a different thing. they employ a writing staff for exactly that purpose
