tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post6504521312498223750..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: ComedyJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-48411665298880251832011-03-09T13:49:46.390-05:002011-03-09T13:49:46.390-05:00Oh no, I'm pretty sure I'd be horrible! I&...Oh no, I'm pretty sure I'd be horrible! I'd have to take so many downers I probably couldn't walk onto the stage. :)Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-8454202147800296212011-03-09T13:26:43.523-05:002011-03-09T13:26:43.523-05:00Elizabeth, I'm honored that your would put asi...Elizabeth, I'm honored that your would put aside another book to read SOP. Okay, Jeff, it was your book she put aside, and I apologize for that.<br /><br />Kaye, by all means give stand-up comedy a try. I'll bet you would be terrific at it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-8371669690387832722011-03-08T16:15:13.450-05:002011-03-08T16:15:13.450-05:00What a wonderful post, Sharon! I love good comedy ...What a wonderful post, Sharon! I love good comedy and study it endlessly. On the stage, it's all timing IMO. I wish I were brave enough to try standup. In print, I think your quote captures it. In fact, I printed it out. Thanks!Kaye Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596677617002735674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-64315423387258945942011-03-08T14:36:08.510-05:002011-03-08T14:36:08.510-05:00What's funny to me is I had just started a Jef...What's funny to me is I had just started a Jeffrey Cohen mystery and had to set it aside as an ILL request of Sharon's SOLDIER ON THE PORCH came in. They only gave me 1 week to read. No problem. Have enjoyed the series.<br /><br />Yes, I don't like the stupid comedy or the one-liners with the little gap where I am expected to laugh on <br />command. I do love "droll wit"Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005869307957326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-84259221934586550552011-03-08T12:27:23.253-05:002011-03-08T12:27:23.253-05:00Good points, Liz. My husband reads more Dortmunder...Good points, Liz. My husband reads more Dortmunder than I do, but he does read me tasty bits from time to time.<br /><br />Jeff, your books are some of my favorite comedy.<br /><br />Sandra, yes Monkeewrench! And they certainly aren't dealing with light, fluffy subject matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-32961544169987242552011-03-08T10:04:02.129-05:002011-03-08T10:04:02.129-05:00Humor is so subjective. I find very few "humo...Humor is so subjective. I find very few "humorous" mysteries truly funny, so I'm either cranky and humorless or very discriminating. :-) I guess black humor is what appeals to me in crime fiction, since the subject matter is so serious. I love the humor in the Monkeewrench novels, for example. I've never been able to get into the zaniness of Hiaassen's novels, but obviously Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-19130568005285909192011-03-08T10:01:42.969-05:002011-03-08T10:01:42.969-05:00Comedy, for me anyway, also has to include wit. Co...Comedy, for me anyway, also has to include wit. Comedians who traffic in celebrating stupid characters don't hold much sway with me. And I think the thing about wit is that it pays attention. In dialogue, especially--and you can try this in real conversation--most people don't listen; they respond to universal cues. The ones who are paying attention have the ability to respond with humor.Jeff Cohenhttp://jeffcohenbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-32734093057327154692011-03-08T09:24:47.543-05:002011-03-08T09:24:47.543-05:00Miles was not tried for killing her husband! He wa...Miles was not tried for killing her husband! He was suspected--quite a different thing. :) You've left out three additional important factors: great intelligence--both character's and author's--so that the wit is genuinely witty--ethics, and great compassion. <br /><br />Speaking of ethics and compassion, I recently read a posthumous Dick Francis book, written by his son, that I Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.com