How I Roasted The Spoony One To Golden-Brown Perfection
Didn’t catch my roast of Noah Antwiler, AKA The Spoony One? Now you can watch it right here!
This monologue was an epic project in the making. Since I didn’t have a video camcorder like the other roasters did, I knew the monologue had to be the strongest point of my roast. Here’s a basic play-by-play of how it came together:
1. I wrote down as much as I knew about Spoony, citing references to his work and other facts. I organized these into categories like People, Places, and Things for a better overview. These facts were written down as normal statements, which I could then tinker with to provide setups for my jokes. This is partly the reason why some jokes may seem strange when compared to “normal ones” – they were tailored for the audience at the Spoony Experiment.
2. I then picked 25 good facts to turn into jokes. Thus began a long process of finding the right kind of wording for each joke to match my style of humor. Joke writing takes a while – the right words will determine if your joke is passable or a real gem.
3. Once I had my jokes, I organized them into a point-by-point monologue, where one point transitioned into the other. This meant I had to cut a few jokes I rather liked. You can’t just slap any old joke in there – it’s gotta be coherent.
4. I rewrote each joke into a conversational tone to make them sound more natural during recording. This meant saying the jokes over and over again until, again, I stumbled on the right wording. Spoken humor, like stand-up comedy, is a far different beast than written humor, so it has to be treated accordingly.
5. When I was satisfied with the new rewrite, I recorded each joke as a seperate line to mix together into the final product.
6. I gathered a bunch of images and a background song, then mixed them all together with the recordings in my movie editor. After that, I outputted the final video and sent it off to the roastmaster for integration into the full roast.
This roast, while not as involved as my Space Quest 5 series, was still challenging in its own way. I had a blast, and I’d love more opportunities to do this kind of work in the future. (Feel free to drop me a line if you know anyone who needs to get burned!)
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