Bad Comic Relief vs Good Comic Relief (Writing Advice)

Learn what separates bad comic relief from the good stuff. Examples from Deadpool, Star Wars, Guardians of the Galaxy, Game of Thrones, and more!

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0:00 Intro & What Makes Comic Relief Good
3:27 Bad Comic Relief 1 - Bathos in Big Moments
3:55 Bad Example 1 - Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
5:07 Good Example 1 - Tokyo Vice
7:02 Bad Comic Relief 2 - Soft Fourth Wall Break
7:27 Bad Example 2A - Batman Begins
8:17 Good Example 2A - Independence Day
8:56 Bad Example 2B - The Dark Knight Rises
9:43 Good Example 2B - Die Hard
10:42 Bad Comic Relief 3 - The Tone Wrecker
11:03 Bad Example 3 - Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (Jar Jar Binks)
13:35 Good Example 3 - Guardians of the Galaxy (Drax)
15:35 Bad Comic Relief 4 - Funeral Humor
15:55 Bad Example 4 - Thor: Ragnarok
17:19 Good Example 4 - Gran Torino
18:39 Bad Comic Relief 5 - Empty Vulgarity
19:00 Bad Example 5 - Game of Thrones (Euron Greyjoy)
21:20 Good Example 5 - Deadpool
23:45 Outro

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