'Veep' writer, Andy Riley revealed a list of terminologies used by comedy writers that are not found in screenwriting books. According to him, comedy writers used to write witticism terminologies beyond screenwriting books.
It was reported about two years ago that the Emmy-winning screenwriter, Andy Riley put together a list of terminologies used by comedy writers which were beyond from scriptwriting books. The British writer has now redesigned the glossary with a few vocabularies which define some dubious parts of screenwriting procedure.
"Most of the terms that have grown out of writers' rooms, email exchanges and talking shop in the pub", he clarified on his website. "Some are in wide use: others used by literally only a couple of people. I've just been told a lot more of them, so the list has grown, a lot. Please enjoy!", he added.
The entire glossary features over 40 words that can be used in screenwriting. Some of it were "Landgon" which means a joke construction named after the writer, John Langdon, "Turd in a Slipper", which means a joke which feels good, but isn't really any good, "Load Bearing Pun" - one word carrying the whole damn misunderstanding, "Gag Desert" means the bit of comedy script which goes for too long without a joke and "The Déjà vu Closer" - referring to the subject of a joke earlier in the set within the final joke.
On the other hand, Andy Riley has written several best-selling cartoon books which include "The Book of Bunny Suicides", "Return of Bunny Suicides", "Great Lies to Tell Small Kids" and "The Bumper Book of Bunny Suicides". Moreover, some of his credits include "Gnomeo and Juliet", "Slacker Cats" and "Hyperdrive".
Andy Riley's excellency in writing brings a lot more to the entertainment industry. Surely, the updated list of terminologies used by comedy writers will soon be used more often than it was.
