The Comedic Fastball
I use the term Comedic Fastball, comparing the ability to be funny to the ability to throw a fastball. Pitchers, no matter how good, reach a point where the arm breaks down and they can’t throw a fastball like they once could. I think that nobody can be funny forever. There is probably a better comparison but this will do, for now. People who might have lost their comedic fastball Will Ferrell Vince Vaughn Ben Stiller Owen Wilson Judd Apatow Can any of them get it back? Maybe. Ferrell’s last two or three movies were pretty bad (and at least two bombed). Vaughn might be moving to more dramatic roles. Owen Wilson might be moving into dramatic roles too. Aptow is a special case because he is a writer/director but not performer. He has had some bad reviews for his films recently but he might only have one bomb in his films. It was a relative bomb. Oddly enough Apatow was criticized for something people used to admire about his work.