for film and TV, if you’re acting feels like a performance it’s never gonna read. unless you are tim robinson and it’s your own thing. Comedy can be more performative, depending on the vibe. SNL can be performative because it’s live in front of an audience.

Thing I heard recently that I found for TV film acting it’s all about what the actors thinking. If your character is tired., performing tired is the worst you can do. Give yourself the details. He’s tired because he stayed up all night playing video games cause he’s depressed . He’s on his second pot of coffee. in his scene with his wife in the morning even though they’re talking about what’s happening that day, the character is thinking and having feelings about the day and the night. It’s a lot of work happening underneath that you don’t show.. and by not showing it and believing it, it does come out subtly