Characters
Foil or Mirror: Two Jobs for a Comic Sidekick
A foil or mirror comic sidekick changes what an audience notices about the lead. Learn how to choose the role that…
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Characters
Comic roles, foils, flaws, and the habits that drive a scene.
Our point of view
A laugh has a shape worth noticing
Comedy often depends on a precise shift: a detail arrives late, a plan grows too large, or a character takes the wrong thing seriously. We look at those choices without treating laughter as a formula.