Slapstick

On the surface, it is slapstick or abstract. The show’s content is heavily influenced by US current events, and has the ability to leave international viewers cold, rightfully so. Similarly, commedia dell’arte troupes would engulf their repertoire with political on goings in their…

Wanting to create a humorless film about one 's suffering through the great depression, John L. Sullivan goes incognito as a “tramp" in order to truly experience the hardships of this time. Along with his journey, Sullivan is sentenced to six years of labor camp. While at the camp, he goes to a picture show of a cartoon, he realizes that people need an alternate reality where they can laugh, not relieve their daily lives. This is what ultimately leads Sullivan to create a comedic film, not a…

The Super Bowl is arguably the biggest sporting event in the United States every year. However, some people tune in just to see the commercials. This is because some of the best advertisements are shown during this big time game. Two examples of these are the Budweiser “Puppy Love” and Volkswagen “The Force” commercials. The thing that makes these commercials different from the rest is that they make viewers feel a positive emotion towards the brands that will later subconsciously influence…

Although Paddy Power said “The ad was humorous and slapstick in nature and depicted a normal event but featured an action that was so unlikely that it was absurd.” Maybe if blind people could watch the ad, at that time ASA would care about the complaints more than the rich media owners’ promotion. The reasoning…

Hollywood was known as the entertainment capital of the world. Hollywood was a place where people all over the world came to make their dreams come true. Hollywood in the 1930’s was surprisingly hit very hard. It was surprising because that’s not what it looked like from the outside. Hollywood in the 1930’s introduced women to film, made the depression less depressing all while extending itself to a higher length. People in the Great Depression struggled to make ends meet everyday.…

Humans all over the world experience laughter. Laughter is a natural reaction to a joke or a funny occurrence. Laughter holds many benefits to humans such as relieving stress, boosting immunity, combating depression, and relieving pain. But how does one achieve the benefits of laughter? A general line of reference is laughter is found within humor, and humor can be found within a joke. What is humor though? Humor is a broad term used to describe the different laughable moments throughout life.…

T yler Durden, Raymond Babbitt and Arnie Grape. If our blockbuster and critically acclaimed movies such as Fight Club, Rain Man and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape can understand and accurately portray characters with mental health problems, then isn’t it time that society caught up? “Ahh I’m so depressed”, “you must be crazy”, “she’s a psycho”… if you are guilty of using any of these phrases, then are you aware of the facts behind your words? In an age where mental illnesses are becoming…

Ancient Greece brought many important things to modern day society. Democracy, philosophy, science, and sport are just a few of the things amazing things Greece has brought to our modern world. We can also thank our modern understanding of theatre and performance art to the ancient Greeks, as it all began in Attica, Greece. Greek theatre began in Attica, Greece as a celebration of the ancient god of fertility and wine, Dionysus. People would perform cult rituals in Attica, usually that of song…

Sashini Dematampitiya Dr. Anastasia Easterday ART 2313.003 11 October, 2015 The Comedy of Errors On Friday October 9th, I went to see The Comedy of Errors by the great playwright William Shakespeare at the Scottish Rite theater in downtown Austin. The two hour comedy directed by Susan Gayle- Todd featured a cast of very talented local artists. Many of the actors were hailing from the Shakespeare at Winedale program from University of Texas. This was the next to final performance as the play was…

If you have ever caught an episode of the TV show South Park, you undoubtedly thought it was a senseless animated show filled with ill humor and offensive jokes. And most don’t blame you. Yet, South Park is more than just pessimistic humor. What some individuals fail to comprehend is the show is actually a satire, meaning they ingeniously poke fun at a wide-spread array of subjects. Conversely, because of this, South Park has been a theme of disagreements as well. The TV show has been critiqued…