Bruno is Scripted Comedy

For every scene in Bruno, there’s a group of writers that help to plan, script out Bruno’s every answers and actions based on how they think certain individual targets would react. What’s amazing is that these scenes are shot only once with no chance for a retake unlike movies.

The greatest fear for these writers is putting Bruno in explosive situations where he manages to push people over the edge, at times that can result in violent outcomes.

Schaffer also reveals that there’s a security team that gets to veto certain ideas if they seem too dangerous; considering some scenes in Bruno left me feeling legitimately anxious (especially one in the Middle East), I’m curious to see what they turned down.

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