The art of making people laugh is a talent that Alberto Caballero and Diego San José have managed to bring to the Palacio de Congresos de Cádiz with a masterclass full of good headlines and essential keys to understand the comedy genre, a conversation between two of the most successful creators in the Spanish audiovisual industry. We share here some essential reflections:
“Comedies that have seen 3 million viewers don’t need more awards.”
“Writing comedy is what I did in the schoolyard. The limits of humor don’t exist when you’re 5 years old.”
“Comedy is a less intellectual genre but it’s the one that sparks the most debate. Porn lives more quietly than comedy.”
“In comedy you can deal with any subject. In drama it can be indoctrination but in comedy you can do very serious things.”
“Writing comedy well is not about offending anyone, it’s about knowing who to offend.”
“Artificial intelligence algorithm has a very hard time writing comedy.”
“Dramatic emotions are easy to understand but comedy is very difficult because it is sometimes made up of very local gestures.”
South International Series Festival is a private initiative, co-financed by the Feder Andalucía 2021-2027 Program and the Junta de Andalucía, with the City Council of Cádiz and the Diputación de Cádiz as official entities. It also counts with the participation of Mediaset España as media sponsor; Movistar Plus+, Port Authority of the Bay of Cadiz and Spain Film Commission, Unicaja Foundation, Andalucía Film Commission and Rims Mobility as sponsor; and with the collaboration of Canal Sur Radio and Television, Iberia and Cultura Inquieta, with the financing of CREA SGR , and with Renfe as Official Train.
