Why won’t absurdism be mainstream?
I don’t think that’s true. There’s plenty of absurdism, I mean, even “sixteen candles” has very absurdist, post-modern break the fourth wall moments, it’s the context. What isn’t mainstream is things like “wet hot American summer,” and “The Ten” and Stella, which are truly absurd without giving you much to go on as far as grounding, and I kinda like that. I like the fact that, and I think some audience members like that even more because you’re just taking it in a different direction. I think the people that liked “The Ten” will like the fact that you never are given any anchor of reality. It’s always crazy. And obviously this movie is the inverse thing, you’re always clear what’s going on and what the story is, and where it’s going, even. It’s quite predictable, but what it has in little moments neat little turns that have slight nods to my sensibility. When did you first realize you liked comedy that was left of center? It never was a defined thing. I was always excited by things tha
