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>"In the episode, the character Liz Lemon, portrayed by Tina Fey, complains to character Jack Donaghy, portrayed by Alec Baldwin, about having finished a hard week of work, with Donaghey reminding her that it is still Wednesday"

I don't know any context beyond what's in this clip of Liz Lemon saying it to Jack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z3uGyBM_1c

but "what a week" by itself does not indicate that the week is over, you can say "what a week" in the middle of a week; it would imply more the multiplicity of things that have already gone wrong, and "it's Wednesday" as a response has the sense "and it's only Wednesday, more things can still happen"

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dylan604 4 days ago | parent | next [-]

In writing classes, adding all of that unnecessary dialog is considered insulting to the audience. If you are trying to write a joke for the lowest denominator audience member, then you will alienate a larger portion of the audience. If every single joke needed that much additional context, it's not a funny joke. If you're going to require the writers to add that much dialog, you might as well ask them to add a laugh track

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fsckboy 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

I'm not adding context to the joke, I'm pointing out that people are misinterpreting the dialog as it was written. by saying "I don't know what the additional context is", I was saying "perhaps she had just said TGIF!" and that would explain why he said "it's Wednesday"

"What a week, thank god it's over!"

"it's wednesday"

would work for your lowest common denominator.

	▲	dylan604 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		But that’s NOT the joke. There’s no implication the week is over on her part. It’s more “so much has happened it feels like a week” much more than “thank god it’s over” Saying “a week full of mondays” doesn’t mean it’s over either.

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Ylpertnodi 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Truth be told, that's all the one of the differences between American and British comedy.

Slapstick is cool, but irony needs to be understood.

	▲	dylan604 4 days ago \| parent [-]
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snarkyturtle 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

The proper context, too, is that Liz Lemon is in charge of showrunning a Saturday Night skit show and is facing many challenges. "Lemon, it's Wednesday" implies that there are many things that can go wrong in between Wednesday and Saturday.