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340. "Getting It Write" with Lee Jessup

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The Trends in Comedy in 2012

Comedy had a tough, tough year In feature specs last year A big reason for that Is that Sony and Paramount Both sat out almost entirely Spexales. romantic comedy is really dead right now We are not seeing romantic comedies in the market Does that mean they're not going to come back? No, not at all But it means that there is more hesitation Right now in buying comedy. The market is kind of waiting to see Where comedy is going we hit a pinnacle with Bridesmaids With those kind of movies And the market's looking to see What is the next iteration of comedy.

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