Comedy film

The philosophical issue raised by this stimulus is human nature. The philosophical issue relates to the stimulus, because it raises the question “what is it to be human”, when the clown questions why boys and girls are different. Pondering the differences leads to connections on whether or not man is a blank slate or irrational. Blank slate meaning that we start off blank and later conform to our surroundings, represented by Watson's and Locke’s studies; and the counteractive side of being…

Will Never Be Funny” by Schaach Koul, she argues that punishing down as in making jokes of those with less power is not funny. I both agree and disagree with her. Comedy has become such a controversial topic. Can a joke be considered funny depending on who is telling the joke or is it based off the intensity of the joke? In my opinion comedy is for entertaining purposes. People should stand in comedians point of views and notice they do it for laughs not to intentionally make a person feel bad.…

The creators of the show South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, have consistently satirized key subjects and issues that define today’s society. Whether it is through their Broadway hit The Book of Mormon, or episodes of South Park such as “The F Word”, Parker and Stone have brought light to both sides of particular arguments with satirical brilliance. As Martin Schulzke conveys in the article Contentious Language: South Park and the Transformation of Meaning, satire is a difficult genre to…

make jokes and snarky comments to get a laugh out of my friends. I have wielded this unusual weapon, for years and it helped establish my identity, and improved my life. Without my comedy, I would have no friends, no social life, and I would have never been in a relationship. An example I can give, on how I used my comedy to win a situation is during a training session as a Venture Scout. I took the training session with my crew, and another crew that I never met. However, during the training…

When I categorize the memorable moments I have in theatre I find they rarely have to do with the moments on stage despite the fact that I an actor. The moments that make me laugh uncontrollably, want to scream and punch a wall, sob into my pillow all happen in interactions with audience members after a performance. My most memorable moment in theatre all surrounds a little boy who never told me his name. I was working at Florida Studio Theatre (FST) as an Acting Apprentice. We were getting…

Tartuffe is a theatrical production that is written and was first produced by Molière in 1664. It follows the story of a Parisian by the name of Orgon who happens to be the patriarch of a wealthy and influential family whose world is turned upside down when he decides to shelter a stranger by the name of Tartuffe. The events begin to unravel after Lady Pernelle who is Orgon’s mother chastises him for the sinfulness and depravity of his household; claiming no one recognizes the piety and holiness…

A film should associate with entertaining the audience and knowing whom the audience is to satisfy them. I watched a 4 minute long black and white animated cartoon called “Private Snafu: Booby Traps” by Robert Clampett from 1944. The film involved a character resembling of a soldier of World War II that learns the hard way the dangers of booby traps. Throughout the film, Clampett makes it obvious that he is aware of his audience being the soldiers of War World II and does so by…

incorporated both modern comedy and modern events to create songs or poems. Most all of his songs and poems poke fun at certain events or troubles and subjects that people don’t like to talk about. He uses catchy tunes and catchy lyrics to convey a hidden message or something that is interoperated in many ways. The uses of satire are prominent in all of his songs due to the hatred he has for certain aspects of the modern era. One of the ideas he uses if called of ‘Truth in Comedy’ in that he…

Honky takes the serious issue of racism and shines a light on certain aspects by using comedy and satire as tools to support and help illustrate topics discussed on stage. My focus of this paper will be on two actors that I believe personify comedy and seriousness the most in this production, Sam Richardson as Dr. Driscoll and Judd Johnson as Thomas Hodge. Richardson and Johnson both focused heavily in these two categories in Mikell Pinkley’s production of Honky, but Richardson’s comedic take on…

How do comedians use their techniques to make their jokes laughable? Well in this case, a comedic author, Dave Barry uses a variety of comedic techniques in his writing “A Letter to My Grandson” to make his audience snicker. Barry’s letter is a high comedy that constantly uses sarcasm and hyperboles to create a comedic effect on the audience. Dave Barry’s letter to his grandson uses sarcasm and hyperboles to convey the universal truth that following the crowd isn't the best way to go because…