Rick and Morty Co-Creator Addresses the Show's Issue With Inside Jokes
Rick and Morty is gearing up to hit Adult Swim in just a few more weeks with the highly anticipated sixth season, and the co-creator behind it all addressed the animated series' issue with telling inside jokes. As fans have seen through the first five seasons of its run so far, Rick and Morty has a very cynical edge and tone when it comes to lampooning pop culture concepts. These have resulted in some of the best gags in the series, but at the same time, the series has also built up its own memorable library of jokes that potentially could be running gags in their own right. Speaking during a press event about the upcoming sixth season of the series, Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland was asked about how the series approaches telling its own inside jokes when approaching the comedy for a new season. Given the many jokes that the series could reference for a laugh, Roiland explained that outside of a few small references to some of the biggest moments, the team largely wants to avoid it so the comedy can remain as well crafted as it possibly can. (Photo: Adult Swim)"I feel like the smartest angle is to always try to just stay true to what you think is funny," Roiland began. "...[W]e don't ever want to be like, 'Bazinga.' We never want to do that kind of sh-t. The jokes always need to feel like well-crafted jokes and not just references...That's going to turn people off." But some things just might be too notable to ignore and almost have to be referenced as Roiland stated, "There [is] the occasional reference now because we have...we'll have an acknowledgement of Rick turned himself into a pickle...Just little things here and there that we've done."But at the end of the day, Roiland explained that Rick and Morty's team focuses on the comedy writing itself more so than the kind of jokes, "But by and large, we stay away from that stuff," Roiland continued. "I think it's just write the show the way we've always, make the comedy the way it always has been and just really well crafted and funny jokes and dialogue and stuff...It's definitely not, I mean, there's a lot of thought that goes into that stuff, that's for sure, all the way up until the show airs it feels like." {replyCount}commentsHow do you feel about Rick and Morty's approach to inside jokes? Which kind of gags would you want to see make a comeback? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 3:40 am