Comedy film

The Walton Arts and Ideas Series did not look as something that would interest me, but Rick Bragg definitely proved me wrong. Listening to Rick Bragg talking about Southern identity and self-image was a pleasant experience. Besides, his delivering skills were very good and able to catch the audience attention. Indeed, it is not just the funny experiences he told that day, but also how he told them which made the whole speech a worthwhile one. Therefore, it is pertinent to analyze the strengths…

mother and the bored and Internet-addicted son. The funny facet of the play is explored in depth here, as the actors work to acquire the audience’s attention. Much of the production is dedicated to the humourous side of the affair, with slapstick comedy, pop culture references (the fictional “fields of Tyrion” mentioned are likely a reference to Bethesda’s fantasy role-playing game series The Elder Scrolls, or possibly the similar game series Dragon Age), and typical Australian vernacular used…

In The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare constructs a play within a play where he sets a humorous mood through light-hearted tone at the “Induction,” but slowly shifts to a more whimsical tone and romantic mood in Act I in order to keep the audience at the edge of their seats. With the intention of making the audience wonder about the original play known as the “Induction” as well as the play within the “Induction,” Shakespeare incorporates the slightest changes of tone and mood. For instance, he…

In the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, he uses the comedic character functions of arrangers, blockers, new society, old society, and buffoons to establish that the play fits a comedy through the two main romantic relationships. The quick romance between the characters Hero and Claudio emphasizes their function as the new society as they bring about the comedic idea of coming together. Claudio tells Leonato that he wants his wedding, “Tomorrow, my lord. Time goes on crutches…

clowning and philosophical subtly” (Greenblatt, 11). During this period Shakespeare wrote in a specific genre of plays referred to as Elizabethan theatre. Moreover, some of his greatest writes were considered Elizabethan comedies. There are many elements that go into the comedies of that century, some are relative to today’s times, where some are very different. In his “Much Ado About Nothing” Shakespeare vividly shows the comic aspects of Elizabethan theatre. Elizabethan theatre originated in…

Have you ever made someone laugh so hard they start crying? For me that is one of the most incomparable feelings you can feel, because not only are you experiencing your joy, you’re feeling that other person's joy too. Laughter can make you feel captivated even in the darkest of times. People can use laughter as a way to tell their story or get things off their chest in a different way. Humor can be a different way of telling a story or giving voice to something. Humor, for me allows me to share…

Scott McCloud discusses the complexities of how an artist’s usage of lines can drastically affect the viewer’s idea of tone. It is in this way that artists can express language without speaking, and dictates the emotions of a reader. At the core, when comparing artists’ lines to the closest degree, there is ultimately no difference, thus there is heavily importance on their use. Since there is a large allowance of variety, this provides artists with the means to even change the personality of a…

Entertainment has always been a major part of everyone’s lives since childhood; it makes us laugh and also feel engaged. Since humans create these entertainment products there are bound to be innovations and biases present. A form of entertainment known as the late night talk show will often go into political topics for the viewers entertainment. Late night talk shows supposedly provide a great alternative to traditional news media outlets however their partisan bias typically misinform viewers…

Laugh Clown Laugh is about more than just a good laugh The art of the clown has kept people entertained for centuries, but for Berlin based Reinhard Horstkotte--a seasoned clown of 30+ years--being a clown means more to him than just giving folks a good laugh. Horstkotte’s persona--Filou the Clown--is not what one might expect from typical clown fare. He doesn’t mask his face in a bright shade of white; doesn’t wear overbearingly bright clothes; doesn’t wear a big curly/bushy wig on his head.…

a satirical comedy that undercuts the British aristocracy of Late Victorian England. The novella Heart of Darkness calls into question British colonialism and imperialism. Both works of literature reveal human faults within the English aristocracy and imperialism. The novella Heart of Darkness criticizes imperialism and colonialism through the use of an evil tone and dark imagery, whereas the play The Importance of Being Earnest critiques the English aristocracy with satirical comedy and…