After reading your piece, I realized I have only ever read critique of comedy, not criticism. The difference between the two being whether the subject feels smaller or larger after reading. This piece is definitely the latter, making Druski’s skit seem larger and exposing deeper layers to enjoy. You have articulated so much of what I find funny in Druski—and in the specificity of shared black experience in general—in language that I would not have arrived at re: comedy. It shows tremendous care for the craft of comedy, and a look under the hood of your satire. If this process was enjoyable for you, I would very much like to read more work like this.
Yooooo thank you so much, man! This is huge praise coming from you! I definitely want to do some more work like this, especially now that I know I have a reader for it—and yea, there’s very little as far as comedy criticism goes, and even less (if any) in the way of comedy criticism for Black comedy, esp the kind that’s currently proliferating like Druski and his contemporaries
After reading your piece, I realized I have only ever read critique of comedy, not criticism. The difference between the two being whether the subject feels smaller or larger after reading. This piece is definitely the latter, making Druski’s skit seem larger and exposing deeper layers to enjoy. You have articulated so much of what I find funny in Druski—and in the specificity of shared black experience in general—in language that I would not have arrived at re: comedy. It shows tremendous care for the craft of comedy, and a look under the hood of your satire. If this process was enjoyable for you, I would very much like to read more work like this.
Yooooo thank you so much, man! This is huge praise coming from you! I definitely want to do some more work like this, especially now that I know I have a reader for it—and yea, there’s very little as far as comedy criticism goes, and even less (if any) in the way of comedy criticism for Black comedy, esp the kind that’s currently proliferating like Druski and his contemporaries
I am 100% onboard for this. I will read every.single.word.
This was a great breakdown.
I appreciate that!
Yahhhhhhhhhh I’m glad this has been written
Thank you a lot!! I’m glad you enjoyed it
So good. Love the analysis.