SuicideGirls > Words > Patton Oswalt - The Comedians of Comedy

SuicideGirls > Words > Patton Oswalt - The Comedians of Comedy:

"I also wanted to show how much I really hated the show Last Comic Standing because it took all these really talented comedians and put them in this setting where they reinforce this shitty myth about comedy. That myth is that your career comes down to one set and you've got five minutes, you've got one chance and if you don't reach out and grab it and hit a homerun, your career is over. We wanted to show that a career is a constantly mutating and evolving thing. Please don't believe that fucking gladiatorial myth about standup or about any career. Your career should be part of your life, when you treat comedy like that you're just saying that your life is just a function of your art. That's fucking ridiculous. Your art should be a function of your life; you should have an ongoing life, growth and change. It should not come down to five minutes.

...that’s the thing I hate about reality shows; it’s a forced non-reality. Reality shows are always about people dealing with non-stop excitement and tension, whereas real reality is people trying to make boredom fun and exciting. There’s nothing that’s been planned or scripted or mapped out. Reality shows, by the way, are more planned, scripted and fake than scripted shows."