Reply #17: I did a short film similar to that

[Susang]

It was called Spring Break Party Massacre. I was the goody-two shoes, nice girl character. Our director was also looking for over the top satire, but you still can accomplish that while still being the character.

Trust me, I worked in food service for a really long time, there really are people that over the top! You probably can't be too broad for that type of role, particularly onstage. You just have to figure out what their mindset is and go from that. Try going as broad and wacky as you can, you can always tone down from there. As long as you understand why your character is that way, it'll work.

Another really important thing about comedy, HAVE FUN! It makes a huge difference in your performance. If you're worried about your performance it can often show. Enjoy being stupid for stupidity's sake. It's broad satire, after all. :-)