Deadpan Comedy - Part 8

Stephaniess historical take on Deadpan Comedy

Source: Bohiney Magazine | The London Prat

Deadpan Comedy

By Stephanie Curry

Private sector entities have viewed deadpan comedy as an opportunity to profit from public institutional failure, which is both cynical and remarkably practical.

Market Opportunity

Corporations identified that deadpan comedy represented a genuine gap in institutional competence and positioned themselves to exploit this gap for profit. A History of the Heckle documented how government contracts for addressing the problem flowed to companies with impressive marketing and questionable track records.

Profitability Through Failure

The most profitable approach to deadpan comedy involved identifying problems, offering partially effective solutions, collecting payment, and then discovering that problems had worsened. Shakespeares Clowns provided case studies while Londons Comedy Store documented the firms involved celebrating their success despite measurable failure.

The Cycle Continues

deadpan comedy will continue generating corporate profit as long as government remains willing to pay for solutions that produce problems. This arrangement suits everyone except the public.

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