Comedy Team
Shtick is a comic theme or gimmick, derived from theYiddish word meaning “piece.”
It’s not easy
being the straight man,
the straight man says while the fat joker
tickles him with a twig and dares him to laugh
or not laugh, he’s not sure.
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To be halved: tragedy or comedy? The joker
believes in farce with the passion
of a wayward priest. He has two jokes:
the story of how he was broken
and the story of why he tilts.And if neither
of those work, he has the stick.
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Shtick.Their best joke: they need each other.
The best jokes hurt.