Comedy film

Cyrano de Bergerac is a tragic comedy, a play which is light and humorous and is composed of jokes and humorous performance. In this play, Cyrano continuously makes the audience laugh by making jokes about his own physical appearance. This play comes very close to being a tragedy, a work in which the main character is brought to ruin or suffers extreme sorrow, especially as a consequence of a tragic flaw. In this play Cyrano suffers the consequence of a tragic flaw, when he talks with Roxanne…

entertainment business about the current state of late night comedy. We both grew up during the age of Jay Leno and David Letterman. For the most part we discussed why Leno always beat Letterman in the ratings and part of the reason we discussed was the fact that Leno appealed more to the classical late night audience. If you remember late night during those days the structure of a show was pretty simple. 1. Opening Monologue 2. Comedy Skit or Bit 3. Interview Two Celebrities 4. Musical…

Comedy is a form of entertainment that has been alive since the Ancient Greeks started it and generations have loved it. Today, this is still true, which is why comedians are placed high in our society. They create movies, life lavish lives, and are idolized due to the power of laughter. Although some subjects that are discussed should not be brought up, comedians are extremely important to today’s society due to the health benefits of laughter, strengthening of relationships, and awareness of…

Humor and satire are a part of our everyday lifes. Without humor and satire our lifes would be boring and dull. I would define humor is anything that makes me laugh. I think humor is anything that is unexpected, witty, amusing, etc. Humor is important to me because it is a way to forget about what is going on in the world right now and just relax. We need humor in the world because without it the world would be dull and life would be too serious. I would define satire as someone making fun of…

Robin Williams was a success story to anyone who had ever known him, whether it was through a television screen or in real life. He was well known around the world as the person to bring smiles to faces to everyone around him. It was almost lucky, in this sense, that he always wanted to bring a smile to his mother’s face to let her know how much he loved her. Williams was raised mostly by his maid who had quite the sense of humour, teaching him all of the jokes that got him started. Even if it…

Not all references made to the four humors are poetic – in fact, most of them are humorous. These less poetic references are seen throughout, from eating beef making someone less intelligent (Shakespeare 1.3.85-86), to a gag involving someone mistakenly attributing the astrological sign of Taurus to the legs and thighs in order to get someone to dance (Shakespeare 1.3.134-139), to Malvolio, when asked what is wrong, responding “Not black in my mind” (Shakespeare 3.4.28). While none of these…

According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, ‘sitcom’ is an abbreviated term for situational comedy and is defined as, “a show that is on television regularly and that is about a group of characters who are involved in different funny situations” (Merriam-Webster, 2017). Sitcoms are a progression of projects appeared on TV that ordinarily include a family or a nearby group of characters. Sitcoms appear to have been around as far back as television was presented to the family home, and are…

I enjoyed reading the story from Uh-Oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door by Robert Fulghum since it was an interesting narrative with eloquent language that teaches a valuable and powerful lesson about daily inconveniences. In the story, Fulghum is a hotel front desk clerk who is aggravated after his employer serves him sausage wieners and sauerkraut for lunch 7 days in a row (the horror). As a result he articulates his anger into a lengthy rant to his coworker, a wise…

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is in essence a comedy, drawing together many themes with satirical and romantic humor that still attract large audiences today; it therefore can be considered comic not only due to the literary devices Shakespeare uses but because it has filled audiences with mirth for over four hundred years. In the extract Shakespeare carefully hints towards the social constraints which imprison the two 'lovers ' through the juxtaposition of class. The comic effect…

repeatedly would take the stage every week. There are three compelling cultural practices that I want to convey through about this community. The first is the insecurities, prejudices, and values that comedians feel comfortable talking about in their comedy sets. I’ve recorded plenty of direct quotes from the comedians that show a vulnerability, that many people aren’t exposed to while interacting with a person. One comedian who was Hispanic and/or Latino and in his fifties. This comedian…