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Comedy (from the Greek: κωμῳδία, kōmōidía) as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse generally intended to amuse, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in Ancient Greece. In the Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was remarkably influenced by the political satire performed by the comic poets at the theaters. The theatrical genre can be simply described as a dramatic performance which pits two societies against each other in an amusing agon or conflict. Northrop Frye famously depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old", but this dichotomy is seldom described as an entirely satisfactory explanation. A later view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions that pose obstacles to his hopes; in this sense, the youth is understood to be constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to take recourse to ruses which engender very dramatic irony which provokes laughter. From Wikipedia under the
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 artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:18:33 GMT+00:00 Skits From a Manic Emmy Awards New York Times (blog) A close second would have to be another taped segment in which Modern Family, the newly minted winner for best comedy series, contemplates a few changes ... Bucky Gunts Wins Award For The Outstanding Directing Music Or Comedy Special Currentblips Emmy winners' list Poughkeepsie Journal Ricky Gervais appears at Emmy awards in America Radio 1 The Epoch Times - Baltimore Sun - Wilton Bulletin  mysmartrend.com Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:13:24 GMT+00:00 Series (DIS) Comtex Smartrend Sunday night's Primetime Emmy Awards marked the breaking of NBC's "30 Rock" three-year winning streak as outstanding comedy series, ... Panjabi, Lynch and Levitan make Chicago proud Chicago Tribune profile: Modern Family - a classic contemporary comedy Earthtimes  abc.net.au Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:52:25 GMT+00:00 ABC Online Collette missed out on the best actress in a comedy category. Instead that Emmy went to Nurse Jackie's Edie Falco. "Oh, this is the most ridiculous thing ... Australia's Emmy Awards hopes dashed NEWS.com.au Edie Falco ahead of Toni Collette for Emmy Sydney Morning Herald From Google News Search: "Comedy" comedy????? Q. what are some great comedy movies? Asked by am i the one you love to blame? - Sat Apr 5 20:39:50 2008 - - 6 Answers - 1 Comments A. The Producers with Gene Wilder and Zero Mostel. What About Bob? with Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss. Stripes with Bill Murray and Harol Ramis and John Candy. Uncle Buck with John Candy. Private Benjamin with Goldie Hawn. Fletch with Chevy Chase. Caddyshack with Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and Rodney Dangerfield. Foul Play with Goldie hawn and Chevy Chase and Dudley Moore. Arthur and Ten with Dudley Moore. Ferris Bueller's Day Off with Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck and Mia Sara. Bowfinger with Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy and Heather Graham. Happy, Texas with a great ensemble cast. Have fun watching all these and more. Take care. Answered by TK - Sun Apr 6 21:39:07 2008 How do you do stand up comedy? Q. Hey, I am interested in doing stand-up comedy. I have never done it obviously, so I would like to know the process in becoming a stand-up comedian on the side. I am going to college next year (not related to any of this obviously) and would like to start stand up comedy then. I can't now since I live in a small town. Do most colleges offer a night or something where you can do stand up comedy even for a little bit? If not, is it hard to find places offering open mic nights? Thanks. Asked by VolcanoGod - Mon Mar 31 20:55:28 2008 - - 2 Answers - 1 Comments A. Start with a friendly audience.(small) Try your material out with people who will honestly tell you if you're funny or not. carry a notebook around with you and jot down funny stuff. The world is full of funny. you just gotta find it. Answered by The Uncanny Comic - Wed Apr 2 14:22:59 2008 What is the comedy where 2 men walk behind a mother and her baby and scare the kid by making faces?
Q. What is the comedy where 2 men are walking down the sidewalk and one says he enjoys scaring babies...they walk behind a woman and her child and make horrible faces until the baby starts screaming? Its been driving me crazy trying to think of this movie. It was a comedy released in 2009. Asked by unknown - Sun Aug 16 18:54:02 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. im gonna say The Brothers Solomon cause it has two men and the general theme is children...never seen it though. Answered by Keltic102 - Sun Aug 16 19:01:58 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Comedy" Comedy has a popular meaning (stand-up, along with any discourse generally intended to amuse), which differs from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in Ancient Greece. The theatrical genre can be simply described as a dramatic performance pitting two societies against each other in an amusing agon or conflict. Comedy contains variations on the elements of surprise, incongruity, conflict, repetitiveness, and the effect of opposite expectations, and there are many recognized genres. Sourced
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