query: slapstick is a form of comedy or comedic business that

pos: Slapstick Slapstick Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity which exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. The term arises from a device developed during the broad, physical comedy style known as Commedia dell'arte in 16th Century Italy. The "slap stick" consists of two thin slats of wood, which make a 'slap' when striking another actor, with little force needed to make a loud—and comical—sound. The physical slap stick remains a key component of the plot in the traditional and popular Punch and Judy puppet show. The name "slapstick" originates from the Italian "batacchio" or "bataccio" — called

pos: Slapstick Louis de Funès to Jerry Lewis and Mel Brooks to the television series "Jackass" and comedy movies by the Farrelly Brothers, and in live performance from Weber and Fields to Jackie Gleason to Rowan Atkinson. In England, slapstick was a main element of the Monty Python comedy troupe and in television series such as "Fawlty Towers" and "The Benny Hill Show". Slapstick has remained a popular art form to the present day. Slapstick Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity which exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. The term arises from a device developed during the

neg: Comedic device an audience can surprise and shock an audience (i.e. jokes about pedophiles). Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated physical violence. Slapstick was heavily used by Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, the Keystone Kops, the Three Stooges. Slapstick is also common in animated cartoons such as "Tom and Jerry" and "Looney Tunes". Comedic device Repetition is the essential comedic device and is often used in combination with other devices to reinforce them. The "callback" in comedy writing—in which a statement or theme is recalled as the punchline or close of a scene—is a classic example of the

neg: A Quiet Night In (slapstick) and Quentin Tarantino (bloody violence). Though the comedy remains black, the comedic style of the episode differs considerably from that of "Sardines", the previous installment of "Inside No. 9". "A Quiet Night In" offers a kind of "sadistic slapstick" humour; physical comedy, toilet humour and buffoonery are utilised, with the episode effectively becoming a farce. "A Quiet Night In" builds upon silent comedy tropes and norms, but, for the comedy critic Bruce Dessau, the tone is closer to that of "Kill List" or "Sightseers" than to the work of Buster Keaton. The episode features various twists, and these are

neg: Comedy film less important for its comedic effect than its witty dialogue. This form of comedy has a long ancestry, dating back at least as far as "Much Ado about Nothing" created by William Shakespeare. Slapstick films involve exaggerated, boisterous action to create impossible and humorous situations. Because it relies predominately on visual depictions of events, it does not require sound. Accordingly, the subgenre was ideal for silent movies and was prevalent during that era. Popular silent stars of the slapstick genre include Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Roscoe Arbuckle, and Harold Lloyd. Some of these stars, as well as acts such as

neg: Entertainment and satire are also used to comedic effect in literature. In farce, the comedy is a primary purpose. The meaning of the word "comedy" and the audience's expectations of it have changed over time and vary according to culture. Simple physical comedy such as slapstick is entertaining to a broad range of people of all ages. However, as cultures become more sophisticated, national nuances appear in the style and references so that what is amusing in one culture may be unintelligible in another. Live performances before an audience constitute a major form of entertainment, especially before the invention of audio

neg: Zombie comedy Raimi's "Evil Dead II", although a more direct horror film, contains some lighthearted and dark comedy elements, and its sequel, "Army of Darkness", is even more comedic. "The Evil Dead" series does not, however, feature any traditional-style zombies. Other films that can be considered zombie comedies include: Zombie comedy The zombie comedy, often called zom com or zomedy, is a film genre that aims to blend zombie horror motifs with slapstick comedy as well as dark comedy. The earliest roots of the genre can be found in Jean Yarbrough's "King of the Zombies" (1941) and Gordon Douglas's "Zombies on Broadway"

neg: Slapstick shorts, Walter Lantz's Woody Woodpecker, MGM's "Tom and Jerry", the unrelated Tom and Jerry cartoons of Van Beuren Studios, Warner Bros. "Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies", MGM's "Barney Bear", and Tex Avery's "Screwy Squirrel". In some cases, such as MGM's "Tom and Jerry", the slapstick elements mostly came from violence by the characters, while in others it was mostly due to mishaps. Slapstick was later used in Japanese Tokusatsu TV "Kamen Rider Drive" as there several comedic episode scene is shown. Slapstick continues to maintain a presence in modern comedy that draws upon its lineage, running in film from Buster Keaton and

neg: Zombie comedy Zombie comedy The zombie comedy, often called zom com or zomedy, is a film genre that aims to blend zombie horror motifs with slapstick comedy as well as dark comedy. The earliest roots of the genre can be found in Jean Yarbrough's "King of the Zombies" (1941) and Gordon Douglas's "Zombies on Broadway" (1945), though both of these films dealt with Haitian-style zombies. While not comedies, George A. Romero's "Dawn of the Dead" (1978) and "Day of the Dead" (1985) featured several comedic scenes. "An American Werewolf in London" (1981) and the "Return of the Living Dead" series (1985) (especially

neg: Kim Possible action-comedy series, "Music in Television: Channels of Listening" author James Deaville observed that "Kim Possible" adheres to the long-standing tradition of combining adventure with comedy in animated television. According to Telebisyon, "The show is fairly action-oriented, but also has a strong, light-hearted comedic atmosphere". In addition to action, comedy and adventure, "Kim Possible"s storylines also explore elements of romance and drama. According to "The Artifice", the show's unique brand of humor distinguishes itself from the slapstick style associated with most of Disney Channel's sitcoms, namely "Phil of the Future" and "That's so Raven", although Ron can be considered a slapstick

neg: Charlie Chaplin and Charles Reisner. While Chaplin's comedic style is broadly defined as slapstick, it is considered restrained and intelligent, with the film historian Philip Kemp describing his work as a mix of "deft, balletic physical comedy and thoughtful, situation-based gags". Chaplin diverged from conventional slapstick by slowing the pace and exhausting each scene of its comic potential, with more focus on developing the viewer's relationship to the characters. Unlike conventional slapstick comedies, Robinson states that the comic moments in Chaplin's films centre on the Tramp's attitude to the things happening to him: the humour does not come from the Tramp bumping

neg: American humor of Lucy's ambitious but hare-brained schemes, whether it be sneaking into Ricky's nightclub act, finding a way to hobnob with celebrities, showing up her fellow women's club members, or simply trying to improve the quality of her life. Usually she ends up in some comedic mess, a form of slapstick comedy. The "I Love Lucy" show grew out of a radio program in which Lucille Ball was featured. Another popular sitcom of the 1950s to cross over from radio was "Amos & Andy". In the decades since, several sitcoms have been tops in the ratings. In the 1960s "The Beverly

neg: Physical comedy Physical comedy Physical comedy is a form of comedy focused on manipulation of the body for a humorous effect. It can include slapstick, clowning, mime, physical stunts, or making funny faces. Physical comedy originated as part of the Commedia dell'arte. It is now sometimes incorporated into sitcoms; for example, in the sitcom Three's Company, actor John Ritter frequently performed pratfalls (landing on the buttocks). Cartoons also commonly depict physical comedy, such as in Tom and Jerry and Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner Slapstick elements include the trip, the slip, the double take, the collide, the fall (or faint),

neg: Physical comedy Peter Sellers as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series. Physical comedy Physical comedy is a form of comedy focused on manipulation of the body for a humorous effect. It can include slapstick, clowning, mime, physical stunts, or making funny faces. Physical comedy originated as part of the Commedia dell'arte. It is now sometimes incorporated into sitcoms; for example, in the sitcom Three's Company, actor John Ritter frequently performed pratfalls (landing on the buttocks). Cartoons also commonly depict physical comedy, such as in Tom and Jerry and Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner Slapstick elements include the

neg: Radio comedy in the art-form. At the forefront of this new wave of audio-only comedic groups is "Peeper Radio Theatre". Veteran NPR Producer Joe Bevilacqua is creating new radio comedy for "The Comedy-O-Rama Hour", which airs on XM Satellite Radio's Sonic Theater Channel 163, five times per week. In the UK, recent standup and revue comedy performances are also now receiving airing on radio. Radio comedy Radio comedy, or comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve sitcom elements, sketches and various types of comedy found on other media. It may also include more surreal or fantastic elements, as these

neg: Comic timing Comic timing Comic timing is the use of rhythm, tempo, and pausing to enhance comedy and humour. The pacing of the delivery of a joke can have a strong impact on its comedic effect, even altering its meaning; the same can also be true of more physical comedy such as slapstick. A beat is a pause taken for the purposes of comic timing, often to allow the audience time to recognize the joke and react, or to heighten the suspense before delivery of the expected punch line. Pauses, sometimes called "dramatic pauses" in this context, can be used to discern

neg: Gone to Coney Island and Booming Business it know what it means. Perhaps nothing further is required." Bowers notes that the popularity of Coney Island was itself able to make a successful film regardless of the scenario involved. "Booming Business" is notable because it appears to have contained slapstick comedy if "The New York Dramatic Mirror" review was accurate. Edwin Thanhouser specifically stated that the company would not produce slapstick comedy in an article in "The Moving Picture World". The two comedy productions were released on a single reel, approximately 1000 feet in total, on July 5, 1910. A Thanhouser Filmography Analysis, provided by Thanhouser Company Film

neg: Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die! Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die! Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die! is a 2006 novel by Mark Binelli, published by Dalkey Archive. It is Binelli's first novel. The main characters, Nic Sacco and Bart Vanzetti, are a Laurel and Hardy-style comedic team that is a re-imagining of Sacco and Vanzetti, with the Sacco character being fat and comedic and the Vanzetti character being the straight man. Therefore the Sacco is "Fatty" and the Vanzetti is "Skinny". The two characters act in silent films and do slapstick comedy. The narrative uses journal entries, excerpts of interviews, and variety shows. Brendan Driscoll of

neg: Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die! impressive first outing; ambitious in scope and brimming with sharp-edged black humor." Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die! Sacco and Vanzetti Must Die! is a 2006 novel by Mark Binelli, published by Dalkey Archive. It is Binelli's first novel. The main characters, Nic Sacco and Bart Vanzetti, are a Laurel and Hardy-style comedic team that is a re-imagining of Sacco and Vanzetti, with the Sacco character being fat and comedic and the Vanzetti character being the straight man. Therefore the Sacco is "Fatty" and the Vanzetti is "Skinny". The two characters act in silent films and do slapstick comedy. The narrative

neg: Silent comedy silent comedy. Occasionally, comedy teams will use a silent character for comedic effect. The most consistent—and also the most famous—is Teller from Penn & Teller. Rowan Atkinson had huge success in the 1990s with the character Mr. Bean. "Shaun the Sheep" is a British stop motion animated children's television series which also uses silent comedy. However, techniques employed by silent comedy, continue to influence talkie comedies, mainly through silent comedy's development of the older art of slapstick and through artistic reference to the trademark gags of famous silent comedians. In 2010, India's first silent comedy series, "Gutur Gu" (2010) started

neg: Slapstick as in his play "The Comedy of Errors". In early 19th century England, pantomime acquired its present form which includes slapstick comedy, while comedy routines also featured heavily in British music hall theatre which became popular in the 1850s. In "Punch and Judy" shows, which first appeared in England on 9 May 1662, a large slapstick is wielded by Punch against the other characters. British comedians who honed their skills at pantomime and music hall sketches include Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel, George Formby and Dan Leno. The influential English music hall comedian and theatre impresario Fred Karno developed a form

neg: American comedy films the humor in most comedy films is tightly bound to the home culture of the films' creators and does not translate well. American comedy films American comedy films are comedy films produced in the United States. The genre is one of the oldest in American cinema; some of the very first silent movies were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. With the advent of sound in the late 1920s and 1930s, comedic dialogue rose in prominence in the work of film comedians such as W. C. Fields and the Marx Brothers. By the 1950s,

neg: Gone to Coney Island and Booming Business Gone to Coney Island and Booming Business Gone to Coney Island and Booming Business are two 1910 American silent short comedy productions by the Thanhouser Company. Both were released together on a single film reel on July 5, 1910. "Gone to Coney Island" is a comedy that features Coney Island, which the mere subject would make for a successful film. "Booming Business" may have been the very type of slapstick comedy that Edwin Thanhouser specifically said the Thanhouser Company would not produce. The productions of both films have no credits for the cast or crew, but possible candidates for these

neg: Low comedy type of comedy because of society influencing productivity and considering it a low form of comedy. Modern adaptations of Shakespeare's plays also use low comedy to convey a different understanding of the play. Low comedy Low comedy, in association to comedy, is a dramatic or literary form of entertainment with no primary purpose but to create laughter by boasting, boisterous jokes, drunkenness, scolding, fighting, buffoonery and other riotous activity. It is also characterized by "horseplay", slapstick or farce. Other examples include one throwing a custard pie into another's face. This definition has also expanded to include lewd types of comedy

neg: Clown Clown A clown is a comic performer who employs slapstick or similar types of physical comedy, often in a mime style. Clowns have a varied tradition with significant variations in costume and performance. The most recognisable modern clown character is the "Auguste" or "red clown" type, with outlandish costumes featuring distinctive makeup, colourful wigs, exaggerated footwear, and colourful clothing. Their entertainment style is generally designed to entertain large audiences. Modern clowns are strongly associated with the tradition of the circus clown, which developed out of earlier comedic roles in theatre or "Varieté" shows during the 19th to mid 20th centuries.

neg: Low comedy Low comedy Low comedy, in association to comedy, is a dramatic or literary form of entertainment with no primary purpose but to create laughter by boasting, boisterous jokes, drunkenness, scolding, fighting, buffoonery and other riotous activity. It is also characterized by "horseplay", slapstick or farce. Other examples include one throwing a custard pie into another's face. This definition has also expanded to include lewd types of comedy that rely on physical jokes, for example, the wedgie. This type of comedy has been a fixture ever since Greek plays. Low comedy was first denoted as comedy for the commoners because it

neg: Comedy (drama) institutions as ridiculous or corrupt, thus alienating their audience from the object of humor. Parody borrows the form of some popular genre, artwork, or text but uses certain ironic changes to critique that form from within (though not necessarily in a condemning way). Screwball comedy derives its humor largely from bizarre, surprising (and improbable) situations or characters. Black comedy is defined by dark humor that makes light of so-called dark or evil elements in human nature. Similarly scatological humor, sexual humor, and race humor create comedy by violating social conventions or taboos in comedic ways. A comedy of manners typically

neg: Cops and Roger of the Week" for the week ending April 16, 2010. In its review, the PTC recognized the comedic value of slapstick in comedy, but said the scene where Roger kills Chaz, and the graphic depiction therein — the explosion of Chaz's head is replayed five times — "crossed that line" between hilarious and gratuitous. Cops and Roger "Cops and Roger" is the fourteenth episode of the sixth season and the ninety second overall episode of the animated comedy series "American Dad!". It aired on Fox in the United States on April 11, 2010, and is written by Erik Durbin and

neg: American comedy films American comedy films American comedy films are comedy films produced in the United States. The genre is one of the oldest in American cinema; some of the very first silent movies were comedies, as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions, without requiring sound. With the advent of sound in the late 1920s and 1930s, comedic dialogue rose in prominence in the work of film comedians such as W. C. Fields and the Marx Brothers. By the 1950s, the television industry had become serious competition for the movie industry. The 1960s saw an increasing number of broad, star-packed comedies. In

neg: Funny Business (TV series) and as an aspiring comedy actor named Kevin Bartholomew. Atkinson demonstrated many of the principles of comedy (slapstick, mime, etc.) in a manner which was instantly identifiable to anyone familiar with his Mr. Bean character. Most recently, it was referenced in a video essay by the popular YouTuber, The Nerdwriter. In this episode, Atkinson claims that the three principal mechanics behind visual comedy are for an object or person to In a central part of the documentary, Atkinson emphasizes the need to deliver the comedy with a carefully crafted attitude or persona. The character behind the comedy is at least

neg: Wild Kratts Creature". Chris is listed as the Executive Producer, and Martin is listed as the Executive Director. It is written by either the Kratts themselves, Eva Almos (who also plays Donita Donata), or Chris Roy. It is filmed in Canada, the United States, and countries around the world. PBS dedicated nearly $500,000 to developing the series. The show makes use of comedic devices such as slapstick comedy as per their previous kids' shows ("Kratt's Creatures" and "Zoboomafoo"). "Wild Kratts" debuted on January 3, 2011, on most PBS stations and has currently been signed for a fifth season with both PBS and

neg: William D. Foster industry and quickly made his mark in it. He established the Foster Photoplay Company in 1910 and its films portrayed African Americans “in slapstick humor where a character might first slip, get his head stuck in a barrel, and then be spanked by another Black person wielding a wooden plank". Slapstick comedy, in which the humor derived from characters making a complete fool of themselves, was a comedic genre typical at the time of silent films. The Foster Photoplay Company helped set up the tradition of black comedies and also established Foster’s place in the film industry. The short films

neg: Dick and Dom's Funny Business Devastation Brothers Two wrestlers in green lycra bodysuits (played by Steven Burge and Tony Way) send a video message in which they trash-talk Dick and Dom. There are also frequent fart jokes in this segment. Usherettes Two usherettes at the theatre (male actors in drag) gossip and bicker with one another. The History of Funny Business A short skit looking at a comedic or slapstick device, demonstrated by Dick and Dom (as the silent "Subject A" and "Subject B") with the aid of narrator, Richard Mackney. The TV that switches itself on Used as a means to introduce a selection

neg: Funny Business (TV series) as important as the techniques used. He claims that even though Charlie Chaplin is considered to be one of the greatest comedians of all time, Chaplin does not make us laugh anymore today, because we can not identify with Chaplin's "attitude." This 50-minute episode shows the mechanics at work in chapters that define visual comedy. Each section illustrates examples of mostly early visual comedy and references to the comedians, actors, and directors that defined these movements. The post-era visual comedy that is referenced is that of slapstick comedian Leslie Nielsen. Funny Business (TV series) Funny Business: "A Lecture by Rowan

neg: Comedy film This form of comedy film was particularly popular during the 1930s and 1940s. There is no consensus definition of this film style, and it is often loosely applied to slapstick or romantic comedy films. Typically it can include a romantic element, an interplay between people of different economic strata, quick and witty repartee, some form of role reversal, and a happy ending. Some examples of the screwball comedy are: "It Happened One Night" (1934), "Bringing Up Baby" (1938), "Philadelphia Story" (1940), "His Girl Friday" (1940), and more recently, "What's Up, Doc?" (1972). Films in this sub-genre blend comic antics and

neg: Slapstick film Slapstick film Slapstick films are comedy films where physical comedy that includes pratfalls, tripping, falling, are highlighted over dialogue, plot and character development. The physical comedy in these films contains a cartoonish style of violence that is predominantly harmless and goofy in tone. Silent film had slapstick comedies that included the films starring Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, the Keystone Cops and Harold Lloyd. These comedians often laced their slapstick with social commentary while comedians such as Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy and The Three Stooges did not contain these social messages. There were fewer slapstick comedies produced at the

neg: The Romans (Doctor Who) Francis" by balancing the character's darker and lighter sides. DVD Talk's Stuart Galbraith praised the serial for being ambitious and different, writing that it was "unusual for its darkly humorous tone". Den of Geek wrote that ""The Romans" does comedy well" with "witty dialogue, character moments, slapstick, and drama". "Dreamwatch" gave "The Romans" a score of 9 out of 10, calling it a "genuine treasure" in which Hartnell displayed his comedic side. A novelisation of this serial, written by Donald Cotton, was published by Target Books in April 1987. It is unique among "Doctor Who" novelisations in that it is

neg: Clarence (UK TV series) Kingdom. Clarence (UK TV series) Clarence is a 1988 BBC situation comedy starring Ronnie Barker and Josephine Tewson, written by Ronnie Barker under the pseudonym "Bob Ferris" as an acknowledgement to Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, creators of "Porridge". It was Barker's final sitcom appearance before his retirement. Barker had previously faced some criticism over his employment of a stammer for comedic effect in "Open All Hours". However, the slapstick potential of a short-sighted furniture shifter must have seemed irresistible. The series was inspired by "The Removals Person" by Hugh Leonard, an episode in the 1971 LWT comedy anthology

neg: Clarence (UK TV series) Clarence (UK TV series) Clarence is a 1988 BBC situation comedy starring Ronnie Barker and Josephine Tewson, written by Ronnie Barker under the pseudonym "Bob Ferris" as an acknowledgement to Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, creators of "Porridge". It was Barker's final sitcom appearance before his retirement. Barker had previously faced some criticism over his employment of a stammer for comedic effect in "Open All Hours". However, the slapstick potential of a short-sighted furniture shifter must have seemed irresistible. The series was inspired by "The Removals Person" by Hugh Leonard, an episode in the 1971 LWT comedy anthology series,

neg: Studio C an unexpected place. Adam Berg does not participate in the tongue-twister but is the victim of some form of slapstick comedy from something done by Jason Gray. However, in the third tongue-twister, Jason was the victim of the slapstick comedy from something done by Matt, Adam, and Stacey. Debuted Season 1, Episode 4. There have been four tongue-twister sketches. V.I.S.C.I.P.A.M. (Video Instruction Series Can Inform People About Men)<br> Jason Gray plays Dr. Friedrich Schneider, a German academic who studies stereotypes of men who calls himself "the world's foremost authority on male anthropology". V.I.S.C.I.P.A.M. is filmed as a mockumentary that is

neg: He Done Her Wrong and the male characters in particular often have large protruding noses, emblematic of Gross's comical approach to drawing. Gross's characteristic artwork precedes other similar cartoonish styles, such as that of Harvey Kurtzman of MAD Magazine. Thematically, "He Done Her Wrong" is a mixture of different comedic elements, evoking the zany silent film antics of Charlie Chaplin (Gross had previously collaborated with Chaplin on the 1928 film "The Circus"), the physical comedy of popular slapstick routines, as well as the exaggerated emotionality and melodrama of an adventure film. Despite the implication of the book's lengthy subtitle – "...Not a Word In

neg: Jason Forbes they did at home: bumping into things, falling over, deliberately spilling stuff and – to my mother's horror – throwing myself down the stairs." Forbes apparently perfected his stair-fall in a university production of Michael Frayn's "Noises Off". Of his sketch group Daphne's debut Edinburgh Festival Fringe show, "The List" magazine's Brian Donaldson remarked upon a "wild slapstick moment that will hopefully not result in an injury to Forbes before August is out." Forbes made his first TV appearance in 2013 in "Kerry", a BBC Three 'Comedy Feed' episode by comedic actress Kerry Howard. He later appeared in "The Mimic"

neg: Shaun the Sheep the farm sheepdog Bitzer, while they all are simultaneously trying to avoid discovery by the Farmer. The show was produced by Aardman Animations, and commissioned by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), a constituent member of the consortium of German public-broadcasting institutions ARD. It has aired on CBBC in the UK from 2007 onward. Each seven-minute episode is entirely shot in Aardman's distinctive stop-motion animation style. The comedic tone is a combination of slapstick and classic silent comedy, similar to that used in the "Wallace & Gromit" shorts. In this series, there is not much spoken dialogue

neg: Simile Simile A simile () is a figure of speech that directly "compares" two things. Similes are a form of metaphor that explicitly use connecting words (such as "like, as, so, than," or various verbs such as "resemble"), though these specific words are not always necessary. While similes are mainly used in forms of poetry that compare the inanimate and the living, there are also terms in which similes and are used for humorous purposes and comparison. Similes are used extensively in British comedy, notably in the slapstick era of the 1960s and 1970s. In comedy, the simile is often used

neg: Sketch comedy comedy and variety shows, talk shows and some children's television series (such as "Sesame Street"). Warner Bros. Animation made two sketch comedy shows, including "Mad" and "Right Now Kapow". Sketch comedians routinely differentiate their product from a "skit", maintaining that a skit is a (single) dramatized joke (or "bit") while a sketch is a comedic exploration of a concept, character or situation. Sketch comedy has its origins in vaudeville and music hall, where a large number of brief, but humorous, acts were strung together to form a larger programme. In Britain, it moved to stage performances by Cambridge Footlights, such

neg: Educational goals of Sesame Street humor". Lesser also stated that in order for comedy to be an effective teaching tool, it had to coincide with the lesson being taught. Although critics complained that slapstick was too violent for children's television, the Workshop found that it was the most effective comedy form they used, and as Lesser said, "a favorite with preschoolers". Morrow reported that the only violence depicted on "Sesame Street" was "slapstick punctuation", and that it was used only in animations and short films. Another way the Workshop encouraged co-viewing was through the use of cultural references that only adults would understand. Celebrities familiar

neg: Slapstick film advent of sound film. The genre resurfaced after the World War II in France with films by Jacques Tati and in the United States with films "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and "The Great Race" as well as the films of comedians like Jerry Lewis. Slapstick films include: Louis de Funes 1964 Slapstick film Slapstick films are comedy films where physical comedy that includes pratfalls, tripping, falling, are highlighted over dialogue, plot and character development. The physical comedy in these films contains a cartoonish style of violence that is predominantly harmless and goofy in tone. Silent film had

neg: The Early Bird various comedic escapades. These include being dragged around Mr Hunter's garden by an errant lawnmower and using the fire brigade's high pressure hosepipes to blast firemen off their ladders, after being called to a suspected fire at Consolidated Dairies' HQ. The film was one of the 15 most popular movies at the British box office in 1966. TV Guide wrote, "most of the humor is slapstick, predictable, and only vaguely amusing"; while Allmovie called the film a "lively British satire". The Early Bird The Early Bird is a 1965 British comedy film directed by Robert Asher and starring Norman Wisdom.

neg: John Bunny artistic significance". According to Frank Scheide, Bunny's films might have been taken more seriously because "Bunny's humor was based more on comedy of manners than slapstick", a "polite" and "respectable" form of situational comedy in contrast to the "decidedly lowbrow, crass, and often violent" humor of slapstick films. According to Gehring, Bunny was "the first in a long line of American personality screen comedians", whose approach is marked by a "subordination of story to character". The personality focus of Bunny's films was also noted by the actress Catherine Carr, who wrote in 1914: "In most big companies at the present

neg: Pantomime Pantomime Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment. It was developed in England and is still performed throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and (to a lesser extent) in other English-speaking countries, especially during the Christmas and New Year season. Modern pantomime includes songs, gags, slapstick comedy and dancing. It employs gender-crossing actors and combines topical humour with a story more or less based on a well-known fairy tale, fable or folk tale. It is a participatory form of theatre, in which the audience is expected to sing along with certain parts

neg: Indonesian comedy Indonesian comedy Indonesian comedy has a long tradition in local cultures, for example Ketoprak in East Java, Lenong in Jakarta, and Berbalas pantun in North Sumatra. The most popular form of stage comedy in Indonesia is comedy troupes doing skits or sketches, usually following a simple storyline and improvised by all actors. Among the comedic elements involved are banters, physical humour, cross-dressing, and socio-political commentary. Examples of popular comedy groups are Srimulat, Jayakarta, Kwartet Jaya, Bagito, Warkop DKI, Patrio, and SQL. Many of the comedy groups had situation comedy or sketch shows on television. Also, many individual members went on

neg: Improvisational theatre Improvisational theatre Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers. In its purest form, the dialogue, action, story, and characters are created collaboratively by the players as the improvisation unfolds in present time, without use of an already prepared, written script. Improvisational theatre exists in performance as a range of styles of improvisational comedy as well as some non-comedic theatrical performances. It is sometimes used in film and television, both to develop characters and scripts and

neg: Histeria! the time by the Warner Bros. animation, "Histeria!" derived most of humor from its slapstick comedy and satire, with the distinction of combining historical figures and events. Episodes would commonly feature a large cast of children and typecast adults in comedic skits and song parodies, e.g. the cause of the American Civil War sung to the tune of "The Brady Bunch" theme. Most of the recurring real-life historical figures in "Histeria!" were portrayed as caricatures of real-life celebrities from the modern era. The intent was to make analogies to contemporary individuals in terms of personalities and attitudes. Histeria! Histeria! is

neg: The Twilights envy of local musicians due to the fact that they were one of the first bands in Australia to be equipped with the new British-made Marshall amplifiers (made famous by Jimi Hendrix) and the combination of their powerful stage sound, impeccable presentation and tight musicianship . The Twilights' shows at the time also had a prominent comedy and slapstick element. Glenn Shorrock frequently adopted a comedic alter-ego, "Superdroop", dressing in a shabby super-hero jumpsuit (which can be seen in the "Cathy Come Home" film clip) and he was also notorious for terrorising audiences by leaping out from backstage dressed in

neg: Double act with John Hodgman and Justin Long. In China, xiangsheng (also known as crosstalk) is a traditional comedic performance usually in the form of a dialogue between two performers. In Japan the manzai tradition parallels that of the double although it is more formulaic. Here there is a distinguished straight man ("tsukkomi") and funny man ("boke") and the humor consists of quick jokes full of slapstick humor and social misunderstandings. In Germany Tünnes and Schäl (since 1803/1850s), two Cologne puppet theater characters, fit to the concept of fool and straight man. During the Second World War Tran and Helle appeared in

neg: Silent comedy program. During the 1960s and 1970s, several films made homages or references to the silent era of film comedy. "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" performers and gags form the era and Blake Edwards' "The Great Race" and Mel Brooks' "Silent Movie" were full-length tributes. Peter Bogdanovich's "What's Up, Doc?" also featured slapstick gags and Keystone-style chase scenes, ideas that prefigured much of the humor in "The Blues Brothers" and "Airplane!" later in the decade. An episode of "The Brady Bunch" featured the family making a silent comedy filled with pie-throwing. Few feature films today exploit the genre of

neg: Straight man Straight man The straight man is a stock character in a comedy performance, especially a double act, sketch comedy, or farce. When a comedy partner behaves eccentrically, the straight man is expected to maintain composure. The ability to maintain a serious demeanor in the face of even the most preposterous comedy is crucial to a successful straight man. Whatever direct contribution to the comedy a straight man provides usually comes in the form of deadpan. A straight man with no direct comedic role has historically been known as a stooge. Typically he is expected to feed the funny man lines

neg: A Natural Born Gambler comedic film for its time (1916) in which Williams is still humorous without heavily relying on the popular physical style of slapstick comedy. Special and strategic advertising along with the name Williams had created for himself made it possible for the film to get exposure throughout the country. Most of this exposure came from newspaper prints. Film exhibitors were excited to have pre-release sales of the film, as Williams was very popular through film and as a comedian. Much of Williams' reputation stemmed from his background of being a great comedian; he began entertaining as a member of the theatrical

neg: A Pistol for Ringo "Romulus and Remus" (1961). He had originally developed the story and co-wrote the script with Alfonso Balcázar. There is more humorous theme, and at times uses slapstick comedy, compared to usual Spaghetti Westerns. The interaction between actors was more relaxed to fully develop the effect of comedic sequences. The main character, loosely based on gunfighter Johnny Ringo, was portrayed as the antithesis of Leone's Man with No Name character — talkative, well dressed, clean-shaven and preferring milk to whiskey. The cast, both leading and supporting roles, were primarily made up of Italian and Spanish actors including Montgomery Wood and Hally

neg: 17th-century French literature also occasionally presented tragic plots (or "tragédies en musique"). Dramatists working with Lully included Pierre Corneille and Molière but the most important of these librettists was Philippe Quinault, a writer of comedies, tragedies, and tragicomedies. Comedy in the second half of the 17th century was dominated by Molière. A veteran actor, master of farce, slapstick, the Italian and Spanish theater (see above), and "regular" theater modeled on Plautus and Terence, Molière's output was great and varied. He is credited with giving the French comedy of manners ("comédie de mœurs") and the comedy of character ("comédie de caractère") their modern form.

neg: Priyadarshan a film as Shankar, the saleable hero, helped them in arranging finance from Thiruvenkadam, a top film financier. Mohanlal, who was by then a popular star, was selected as the parallel hero along with Shankar. Thus in 1984, Priyadarshan made his debut as director with Poochakkoru Mookkuthi, which was a surprise hit. A slapstick comedy film shot on a low budget, it completed a successful run of 100 days in Kerala theatres. Priyan continued his fine form for slapstick comedy with the successful "Odaruthammava Aalariyam" and he later made "Onnanam Kunnil Oradi Kunnil" and the Mammootty-Shankar family thriller "Parayanumvayya Parayathirikkanumvayya".

neg: Alternative comedy Alternative comedy Alternative comedy is a term coined in the 1980s for a style of comedy that makes a conscious break with the mainstream comedic style of an era. The phrase has had different connotations in different contexts: in the UK, it was used to describe content which was an "alternative" to the mainstream of live comedy, which often involved racist and sexist material. In other contexts, it is the nature of the form that is "alternative", avoiding reliance on a standardised structure of a sequence of jokes with punch lines. Patton Oswalt has defined it as "comedy where the

neg: Soap opera to hint at the sex and sin shown more openly on "Number 96" and "The Box", its high school setting and early evening timeslot, "Class of '74" came under intense scrutiny from the Broadcasting Control Board, who vetted scripts and altered entire storylines. By 1975, both "Number 96" and "The Box", perhaps as a reaction to declining ratings for both shows, de-emphasised the sex and nudity shifting more towards comedic plots. "Class of '74" was renamed "Class of '75" and also added more slapstick comedy for its second year, but the revamped show's ratings declined, resulting in its cancellation in

neg: Alternative comedy detention with the South African Bureau of State Security. Alternative comedy Alternative comedy is a term coined in the 1980s for a style of comedy that makes a conscious break with the mainstream comedic style of an era. The phrase has had different connotations in different contexts: in the UK, it was used to describe content which was an "alternative" to the mainstream of live comedy, which often involved racist and sexist material. In other contexts, it is the nature of the form that is "alternative", avoiding reliance on a standardised structure of a sequence of jokes with punch lines.

neg: Cyrano Agency which the screenplay holds together multiple strands without losing sight of the film's main emotional arc" ("Film Business Asia"). "Koreanfilm.org" credits Kim as "one of the few Korean directors who can make gentle, comic melodramas without driving them aground with forced emoting or lathering them with soap. He knows the difference between genuine witticism and crude slapstick that passes for 'comedy' in so many recent movies" and describes the film as "a deft, clever crowd-pleaser that is also a genuinely lovely motion picture, the kind of Korean cinema undeservingly ignored in the foreign market, and another winner from the redoubtable

neg: Thiel and Boerne of "Tatort Münster" plays a big part in its success. Although "Münster" is one of the most popular "Tatort" series, it is often labeled as slapstick comedy. In regards to this, actor Axel Prahl told a newspaper: "finding the right balance is an art form that nobody has mastered yet. While one viewer asks for more comedy, another one says that there is too much of it." Other German actors have different opinions on the subject. Wotan Wilke Möhring has great regard for the actors playing Thiel and Boerne and praises the humor and levity of "Tatort Münster". Actor Bjarne

neg: Comedy of Britain — a subversive maverick who defies authority, a kind of puppet equivalent to our political cartoons." In early 19th century England, pantomime acquired its present form which includes slapstick comedy and featured the first mainstream clown Joseph Grimaldi, while comedy routines also featured heavily in British music hall theatre which became popular in the 1850s. British comedians who honed their skills in music hall sketches include Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel and Dan Leno. English music hall comedian and theatre impresario Fred Karno developed a form of sketch comedy without dialogue in the 1890s, and Chaplin and Laurel were

neg: Flu Season (Parks and Recreation) demonstrates how well the writers keep seemingly ridiculous characters grounded. Richenthal said Poehler made her sick scenes seem like strong character moments rather than just slapstick comedy, and praised the scenes with Ron and Andy, as well as Tom's scenes at the spa. Joel Keller of TV Squad said the episode strongly developed the characters Ben and Chris, and served as a showcase for the comedic talents of Poehler, who he complimented for not going too over the top. Hollywood.com writer Eric Sundermann said the episode showcased "Parks and Recreation" at its finest, and said both Poehler and Lowe gave

neg: British comedy of the ridiculous made him the pre-eminent cartoonist of the era. In early 19th century England, pantomime acquired its present form which includes slapstick comedy and featured the first mainstream clown Joseph Grimaldi, while comedy routines also featured heavily in British music hall theatre which became popular in the 1850s. British comedians who honed their skills at pantomime and music hall sketches include Charlie Chaplin, Stan Laurel, George Formby and Dan Leno. The influential English music hall comedian and theatre impresario Fred Karno developed a form of sketch comedy without dialogue in the 1890s, and Chaplin and Laurel were among

neg: Zoboomafoo knocking them over and resulting in laughter from them. Then they emerge from the pile of gear, fully equipped for their trip, in one episode, Chris and Martin open the closet, expecting to be buried under its contents, only to find a clean and organized closet and sometimes, the items end up falling on them anyway. A form of slapstick comedy shown in the series is when Zoboomafoo or the brothers get hit by flying items, such as pies, balls and even yarn thrown by animals. Also, just before the trip, there is always a bird that flies down towards

neg: Comedic journalism Stewart was filming Rosewater. "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" started in April 2014. There are critiques of comedic journalism, as some scholars and journalists argue that comedy cannot be seen as a valid form of journalism. They stress the importance of traditional news media and its objective nature in reporting the news. Ed Fouhy, a retired producer and network executive, claims that comedic journalism cannot be viewed as a serious source of information. Robert Thompson, director of a popular culture program at Syracuse University, adds that journalists should be more concerned with providing correct information than appealing to a

neg: Inspector Gadget (1983 TV series) the series, often the basic plot of each episode was the same. The geographic location of each episode differed, however, and provided for some variety in the series. The series effectively provided viewers with both comedic and dramatic moments. Despite the censorship standards for American animated series in effect during the 1970s and 1980s, the series also included elements of slapstick comedy. This was nearly forbidden at the time, but the censorship was less strict for syndication series and the studio got away with it. The success of "Inspector Gadget" encouraged DIC Entertainment to invest in the production of more

neg: Excel Saga and Monty Python, adding that the "combination of character-based humor, outrageous slapstick farce, and a plot that is engaging if only for how weird it is make for a thoroughly enjoyable comedic experience". A contrary opinion is expressed by Joel Pearce from DVD Verdict, who says the series is "occasionally clever and funny," but that "much of it is gratingly obnoxious". Many reviewers express displeasure with middle and later episodes, saying they were "more of the same," that they had stale humor, that they were tiresome, or even painfully unfunny. Episodes fourteen through sixteen, starring the Ropponmatsus, bear the brunt

neg: Comedy in the Philippines the dominance of European modes of entertainment. The most comedic of these forms was the Moro-moro, a form of anti-Muslim propaganda arising from the Spanish colonizer's long history of hate for the Muslim moors in the Iberian peninsula. Another form with significant comedic elements was the tragi-comic Comedia, three-act play combining dramatic and comic elements. The Spanish–American War and the American colonial period which came about as a result of the 1898 Treaty of Paris brought a new format of comedy to the Philippines as part of variety shows called "Bodabil" – the predecessor of today's Filipino noontime variety shows.

neg: Ottos mops poems "where people are right to laugh and where you don’t notice any controversial intentions." Dieter Burdorf, another German scholar, sees a different form of humor in "ottos mops". The poem reminds him of the slapstick humor of early silent films or of comic strips. Thus the comedy arises here not from the trivial content, but rather from the sound structure. The "o" sound is an exclamation of astonishment. The facial expression that the performer adopts, with rounded mouth for the "o", invites cabaret-like exaggeration in the opening and closing of the lips, and this itself was adopted by Jandl

neg: D'Oyly Carte Opera Company stage floor, "startling", "surreal, primary coloured, starkly angled sets", gimmicky distracting business and generally staging that was considered "way over the top". It "was unveiled to storms of outraged booing". Most of the critics shared the public's disapproval of the production. "The Times" wrote, "The satiric point disappears in meretricious ado and humourless humour". Some critics, however, thought that it was time to sweep away "bad and lazy" traditions of the old company, calling the production "riotous, zany and subversive ... with a Goonish or Pythonesque sense of slapstick comedy", noting that "The girls are pretty and the boys are

neg: John Bunny day there are maintained actors around whose personality comedies are being written; i.e., John Bunny, Flora Finch, etc. These actors take the mere germ of a comedy and develop it through their clever acting into a screen production that brings laughter wherever it is shown." Modern viewers may not find Bunny's films as funny as Carr described, however. The film scholar Anthony Slide, for instance, writes that Bunny's "characterizations contain nothing creative, and he uses no knockabout or slapstick comedy. His comedy is all very middle class and very polite. Often so dull is the storyline that the comedy is

neg: Food fight also become a common element in slapstick comedy, with the pie in the face gag being especially well-known. Food fights are frequently featured in children's television and books, usually as an example of childish, destructive or reckless behavior. Food fight A food fight is a form of chaotic collective behavior, in which food is thrown at others in the manner of projectiles. These projectiles are not made nor meant to harm others, but to simply ignite a fight filled with spontaneous food throwing. Food fights may be impromptu examples of rebellion or violence; however, they can also be planned events.

neg: Best of Luck Pakal and Vairam, tries his hand at comedy and makes a film that looks like a Priyadharshan film of the past. There is confusion galore with mistaken or changed identities, foolish impersonations and slapstick comedy. He even tries to spoof the new Malayalam film fetish for a Tamil background in all the films. Nishad's bravado to try comedy with Best of Luck must be commented but he fails to deliver an engaging comedy." Moviebuzz of Sify gave the movie a verdict of "Below Average", opining that "Best of Luck has a funny premise for sure but the problem is that

neg: Theatre of France as early as the 15th century, Renaissance Italy had developed a form of humanist Latin comedy. Although the ancients had been less theoretical about the comedic form, the humanists used the precepts of Aelius Donatus (4th century AD), Horace, Aristotle and the works of Terence to elaborate a set of rules: comedy should seek to correct vice by showing the truth; there should be a happy ending; comedy uses a lower style of language than tragedy; comedy does not paint the great events of states and leaders, but the private lives of people, and its principle subject is love. Although

neg: Gilligan's Island appearance or arrival of strange objects, like a WWII mine, a crate of radioactive vegetable seeds, or a "Mars Rover" that the scientists back in the USA think is sending them pictures of Mars, and in one episode a meteorite. Most of the slapstick comedic sequences between Hale and Denver were heavily inspired by Laurel and Hardy, particularly by Hale breaking the fourth wall by looking directly into the camera expressing his frustration with Denver's clumsiness as Oliver Hardy often did. The show was filmed at the CBS Radford Studios complex in Studio City, Los Angeles. The same stage was

neg: Chinese comedy arisen. They became the favorite form of entertainment for the populace. Currently, the most popular genres of Chinese comedy are Chinese skit and Xiangsheng. Xiangsheng (), also known as crosstalk, is a traditional Chinese comedic performance in different forms of dialogue. Xiangsheng is a language art combining four basic techniques: speaking, imitating, teasing, and singing. It can be conducted by one or two performers. It is one of the most popular forms of entertainment because its language is rich in puns and allusions. New developments have been applied to this traditional art in order to keep pace with the times.

neg: Poor Jake's Demise Poor Jake's Demise Poor Jake's Demise is a 1913 American silent short slapstick comedy film directed by Allen Curtis and featuring Max Asher and Lon Chaney. The slapstick film focuses on Jake who finds his wife in a compromising position with another man and later takes his revenge with a seltzer bottle. It is one of several slapstick comedy films Chaney made for Universal at the start of his career and is also his first credited screen role. The film was presumed lost, but a fragment of the film was discovered in England in May 2006 and restored. Jake comes

neg: Jikey formed the main repertoire with considerable emphasis placed on slapstick comedy. The Jikey music consists of both instrumental and singing. The main characters are comedians, king and warriors, and a form of "leitmotif" is involved as various characters in the drama are identified with specific elements in the music. A complete theatrical orchestra for Jikey includes rebana (with no jingles) in large, medium and small sizes; one tambourine; one hanging, knobbed gong, five or more pairs of "cerek", one pair of "kesi", an oboe ("serunai" for Malay or "pi" for Thai). However, typical ensembles consists only of a violin, 3

neg: Iran The earliest recorded representations of dancing figures within Iran were found in prehistoric sites such as Tepe Sialk and Tepe Mūsīān. The oldest Iranian initiation of theater and the phenomena of acting can be traced in the ancient epic ceremonial theaters such as "Sug-e Siāvuš" ("mourning of Siāvaš"), as well as dances and theater narrations of Iranian mythological tales reported by Herodotus and Xenophon. Iran's traditional theatrical genres include Baqqāl-bāzi ("grocer play", a form of slapstick comedy), Ruhowzi (or "Taxt-howzi", comedy performed over a courtyard pool covered with boards), Siāh-bāzi (in which the central comedian appears in blackface), Sāye-bāzi (shadow

neg: Elegiac couplet of his hymns in the meter, while later Alcuin and the Venerable Bede dabbled in the verse. The form also remained popular among the educated classes for gravestone epitaphs; many such epitaphs can be found in European cathedrals. "De tribus puellis" is an example of a Latin "fabliau", a genre of comedy which employed elegiac couplets in imitation of Ovid. The medieval theorist John of Garland wrote that "all comedy is elegy, but the reverse is not true." Medieval Latin had a developed comedic genre known as elegiac comedy. Sometimes narrative, sometimes dramatic, it deviated from ancient practice because, as

neg: Ranbir Kapoor on the film's financial prospect as it depicted a romantic relationship between a younger man and an older woman. It eventually emerged as a sleeper hit and garnered acclaim from the critics. Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama reviewed that Kapoor's performance in the film proved that he was "amongst the best in the business today". Kapoor next starred opposite Katrina Kaif in "Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani", a slapstick comedy from director Rajkumar Santoshi, that emerged as the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2009. Film critic Gaurav Malani praised Kapoor's flair for comedy, but criticised his "over-excited husky baritone". Kapoor's

neg: Male prostitution gigolo (a male prostitute with an exclusively female clientele) is generally depicted as less tragic than the gay hustler. The comedy-drama TV series "Hung" (2009–2011) is about a high school basketball coach who turns to prostitution to deal with financial troubles. Male prostitution is sometimes the subject of derisive humor, such as the slapstick farce "" (1999) and (2005). Male prostitution Male prostitution is the act or practice of men providing sexual services in return for payment. It is a form of sex work. Although clients can be any gender, the vast majority are male. Compared to female prostitutes, male

neg: Comedy in the Philippines introduction of new forms of entertainment, which included comedic performances in these new formats. The Spanish introduced the comedic anti-Muslim propaganda play called the "Moro-moro," and the tragicomic three act play known as the "Comedia." The American occupation and the industrial age brought new forms such as cinema and the Bodabilshow. Comedy in the form of Political satire have played an important role in Philippine life, especially during times of repression and censorship, such as the Philippine American War, the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines, and Martial Law under Ferdinand Marcos, when serious dissent was straightforwardly suppressed, but comedy was

neg: Comedic device Comedic device Repetition is the essential comedic device and is often used in combination with other devices to reinforce them. The "callback" in comedy writing—in which a statement or theme is recalled as the punchline or close of a scene—is a classic example of the tension and release that are possible using repetition. It is also the basis for "Englishman, Irishman, and Scotsman" jokes, where repetition is used to set up a modus operandi and build tension before the Irishman (usually assumed to be the stupid one) provides the resolving juxtaposition. Hyperbole, an overstatement, is a figure of speech in

neg: Getting Any? laughed and answered that it wasn't at all and only meant as a "local color" joke. Getting Any? "Yatteru" (やってる) is the colloquial form for "yatteiru" (やっている), "yatteru" coming from the Japanese verb "yaru", which is an informal word meaning 'to do', and has become slang for sexual intercourse. "Getting Any?" is best described as a sex comedy movie. It showed Beat Takeshi, originally a very popular manzai performer, returning to his comedic roots. The movie features an "Airplane!"-like assemblage of comedic scenes centering on a Walter Mitty-type character whose obsession is to have sex. The film met with little

neg: German humour German humour German humour refers collectively to the conventions of comedy and its cultural meaning within the country of Germany. Comedy is a staple of German culture, with many Germans making light of situations in social conversation, and with a large amount of time allotted to comedy in German television broadcasting. Germans distinguish between "Comedy" (using the English word) and "Komödie" (the German word of the same origin). "Comedy" refers to post-1990s TV-comedy, which is characterized by comedic entertainment in the form of stand-up comedy, stage shows, modern satire, cabaret and adaptations of foreign comedy concepts, including airing of foreign

neg: Emerson College Comedy," and "Comedy Writers' Room" are a regular part of the curriculum. In addition, the Emerson College Comedy Scholarship is offered each year to one rising senior who has "demonstrated leadership and talent in the writing, performance, or direction of comedy." The college is also home to the American Comedy Archives, established in 2005 to "acquire, preserve and make available primary source material that documents the professional activities of the ground breaking individuals who have written, produced or performed comedy for radio, television, motion pictures or live performance". In 2015, Emerson introduced a Comedic Arts major. Emerson College Emerson College

neg: Comedic journalism effective in drawing viewers, but facing negative topics or the sensational reporting style again and again can frustrate viewers. The comedic, satirical portrayal of happenings in comedy news sources can offer an alternative method of receiving news, one that is frequently received in a positive light due to its entertaining qualities. This in turn has enabled comedic journalism to not just survive in the competitive world of news coverage, but to thrive in drawing significant audiences. With the range of their voice, the influential capability of comedic journalism grows. Joe Hale Cutbirth in his article “Satire as Journalism: The Daily

neg: Whose Line Is It Anyway? (radio series) BBC radio show "I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again". Indeed, the title of the show itself is a comedic riposte to another radio show that also moved to television, "What's My Line", merged with the title of a 1972 teleplay (and eventual theatrical play) "Whose Life Is It Anyway?". The radio series consisted of six episodes, with Clive Anderson as host, with John Sessions and Stephen Fry as regulars. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (radio series) Whose Line Is It Anyway? (abbreviated to Whose Line? or WLIIA) is a short-form improvisational comedy radio programme. A television series of the same

neg: Theatre on an intimate scale Off-Broadway, in regional theatres, and elsewhere, but it often includes spectacle. For instance, Broadway and West End musicals often include lavish costumes and sets supported by multimillion-dollar budgets. Theatre productions that use humour as a vehicle to tell a story qualify as comedies. This may include a modern farce such as "Boeing Boeing" or a classical play such as "As You Like It". Theatre expressing bleak, controversial or taboo subject matter in a deliberately humorous way is referred to as black comedy. Black Comedy can have several genres like slapstick humour, dark and sarcastic comedy. Aristotle's

neg: Mitchell and Kenyon "the hit British comedy of the year". To enliven some street scenes the showmen arranged for mock fights or hosing down a spectator, and slapstick was added to park scenes with male actors dressed as women falling off a donkey or in the water from a boat, revealing their petticoats under the long skirts of the time. In May 1907 Sagar Mitchell resumed possession of his original business, S. & J. Mitchell, at 40 Northgate, Blackburn. The volume of film production seems to have tailed off from this date, and from 1909 was increasingly restricted to local events. By the

neg: Drama gags, slapstick comedy and dancing, employs gender-crossing actors, and combines topical humour with a story loosely based on a well-known fairy tale, fable or folk tale. It is a participatory form of theatre, in which the audience is expected to sing along with certain parts of the music and shout out phrases to the performers. These stories follow in the tradition of fables and folk tales. Usually, there is a lesson learned, and with some help from the audience, the hero/heroine saves the day. This kind of play uses stock characters seen in masque and again commedia dell'arte, these characters

neg: Women in comedy comedy is a form of comedy in which performers act in front of a live audience, creating an interactive dependency. Jokes range from short one-liners to longer monologues. The comedic form requires a takeover the stage, in order for the comedian's material to "kill." For women, the direct contact with the audience puts their womanhood on display. Many female comedians choose to wear loose-fitting clothing to take their femininity out of the spotlight. American late night television ("The Tonight Show", "The Daily Show" etc...) has been dominated by white men for almost its entire existence. With the exception of "Full

neg: Slapstick (novel) and in fact the idea for the entire book came to Vonnegut in a dream he had on a plane on the way to the funeral. "Slapstick" is dedicated to Arthur Stanley Jefferson and Norvell Hardy (better known as Laurel and Hardy), and the title of the novel is in reference to the physical and situational comedy style that duo employed. Vonnegut explains the title himself in the opening lines of the book's prologue: "This is the closest I will ever come to writing an autobiography. I have called it "Slapstick" because it is grotesque, situational poetry -- like the