Thursday, 26 March 2015

Why New TV Comedies Are Choosing Plot Over Jokes

nytimes.com - “Big Time in Hollywood, FL,” a hyperactive new series about deluded brothers with moviemaking dreams, is packed with startling twists — sudden murders, unlikely romance and even a Cuba Gooding Jr. performance that reminds you why he won an Academy Award. But the biggest surprise may be that it’s a comedy in which every episode ends not with a joke but a cliffhanger.

As a serialized show with a mountain of plot, “Big Time” (which started on Wednesday) represents a departure for Comedy Central, a channel built on sketch shows, topical comedy and episodic animation.

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