callbacks
Second audition invitations
Callbacks are references to earlier material, especially jokes or moments that return later for comic effect.
A comedian sets up a bit, then calls back to it later in the set: The callback to the airport joke killed.
In programming, a callback is a function passed as an argument to be executed later, often when an operation completes.
In entertainment, a callback is an invitation for a second audition: She got a callback for the lead role.
Trial performance for selection
- castingShaping through liquid form
- directorOne who leads
- shortlistCulled selection for review
- agentOne who acts independently
role · part · reading · producer · screen test · final round · hopeful · waiting
Purpose or duty
- handlerOne who manages something
- asynchronousNot happening together
- promiseCommitment to act
- eventA notable occurrence
listener · closure · invoke · parameter · argument · async · await · node
Maintain in grasp
- queueOrdered waiting line
- voicemailRecorded caller messages
- followupSubsequent action or contact
- representativeOne who acts for another
agent · phone · waiting · automated · inquiry · resolution · support · helpline
Signature line of words
- running gagRepeated joke across episodes
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
payoff · setup · humor · routine · standup · bit · recurring · audience
audition
Trial performance for selection
agent · role · part · reading · producer · screen test · final round · hopeful · waiting · notification
function
Purpose or duty
- handlerOne who manages something
- asynchronousNot happening together
- promiseCommitment to act
event · listener · closure · invoke · parameter · argument · async · await · node · API
hold
Maintain in grasp
representative · agent · phone · waiting · automated · inquiry · resolution · support · helpline · ticket
catchphrase
Signature line of words
- running gagRepeated joke across episodes
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- jokeHumorous statement seeking laughter
punchline · payoff · setup · humor · routine · standup · bit · recurring · audience · timing
foreshadowing
Hinting at later events
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- motifRecurring thematic element
- recurringHappening repeatedly over time
echo · parallel · continuity · payoff · earlier · setup · planted · reveal · connection · thread
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
- competitionscontests, tournaments, match, matches, game
- actingacting, act, performing, playacting, actor
- Hip-Hoprapper, rappers, rhymes, beat, lyrics
- HollywoodHollywood, Tinseltown, Hollywood Sign, silver screen, movie stars
- showbizHollywood, Bollywood, Tinseltown, backstage, behind the scenes
callbacksrejections
Formal refusals given
eliminations · cuts · open calls · cold reads
callbackscold calls
Unsolicited sales contacts
missed calls · first contact · no response · silence · voicemails