When a society cannot ridicule and criticize its institutio… - Robert McKee

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When a society cannot ridicule and criticize its institutions, it cannot laugh. The shortest book ever written would be the history of German humor, a culture that has suffered spells of paralyzing fear of authority. Comedy is at heart an angry, antisocial art. To solve the problem of weak comedy, therefore, the writer first asks: What am I angry about? He finds that aspect of society that heats his blood and goes on an assault.

Robert McKee

Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting · November 25, 1997 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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