How To (Not) Tips

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Written by Heleendje

It may be the case that a single character displays an array of quirks shown in quick succession (often using jump cuts). The same scene is replayed each time, so the viewer is taken through all the different options. These characters are not one person but many people-in-one. Ten different ways to say 'no', inspired by ten people you know, would all be played by one character with apparently ten different personalities. That's not realism, that's trickery, which is why we collect these sketches here. They are like a mini catalogue of personality types in a way, in which every viewer can find at least one version that rings a bell. The array of traits is portrayed by one of the lads, but there's usually a straight man present for him to bounce his lines off of - not necessarily Foil of course! We'll call these sketches Quirk Catalogues.