That explains why a lot of “comedy” movies and shows have the humor completely detached from the story, its literally just random people doing random shit for a few minutes that has nothing to do with the story.
That explains why a lot of “comedy” movies and shows have the humor completely detached from the story, its literally just random people doing random shit for a few minutes that has nothing to do with the story.
Now think about cutaway gags in this context. Not just people doing random things for a few minutes, but in fact a snippet where nothing depicted has any relation to anything at all to the rest of the story.
Imagine the implications of a “tight five”. Or the four panel comic strip. Or the waffle maker.