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Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). In the theater, its Western origins are in ancient Greece, like tragedy, a genre characterised by a grave fall from grace by a protagonist having high social standing. Comedy, in contrast, portrays a conflict or agon between a young hero and an older authority, a confrontation described by Northrop Frye as a struggle between a "society of youth" and a "society of the old".
Humor being subjective, one may or may not find something humorous because it is either too offensive or not offensive enough. Comedy is judged according to a person’s taste. Some enjoy cerebral fare such as irony or black comedy; others may prefer scatological humor (e.g. the "fart joke") or slapstick. A common gender stereotype that plays on this convention is that men love the comedy of The Three Stooges, while women do not.
Mel Brooks on comedy and tragedy: "Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall down an elevator shaft and die."
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RT @jeffdunham: Don't miss The Jeff Dunham Show, TONIGHT @ 9/8c on Comedy Central! http://bit.ly/3uHMtn
LauraJean1962 (Laura Jean Moore) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:14:13 -0000
RT @jeffdunham: Don't miss The Jeff Dunham Show, TONIGHT @ 9/8c on Comedy Central! http://bit.ly/3uHMtn
it's amazing to me what people define as "talented" or even "comedy". some shit is just Nickelodeon with profanity to me. I dunno.
unfamouschris (Chris) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:14:11 -0000
it's amazing to me what people define as "talented" or even "comedy". some shit is just Nickelodeon with profanity to me. I dunno.
RT @showbizz666: @jusCHAY heard it was a dud. White comedy. Tell me if its good*naww imma #curve I'm comin 2 NY soon
juschay (Chalaya C) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:14:07 -0000
RT @showbizz666: @jusCHAY heard it was a dud. White comedy. Tell me if its good*naww imma #curve I'm comin 2 NY soon
Oh and RT: @GreatDismal Obama names Alan Moore as official biographer http://bit.ly/3yYjPu --- F'in comedy.
joeyLaBartunek (Joey LaBartunek) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:14:06 -0000
Oh and RT: @GreatDismal Obama names Alan Moore as official biographer http://bit.ly/3yYjPu --- F'in comedy.
RT @jeffdunham Don't forget to watch #thejeffdunhamshow episode 3 tonight at 9PM on Comedy Central!
themanknownasx (X) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:13:43 -0000
RT @jeffdunham Don't forget to watch #thejeffdunhamshow episode 3 tonight at 9PM on Comedy Central!
A special deal just for Fans of Sea Tea Improv! Free tickets for an awesome comedy at Hartford Stage. Tonight only! http://bit.ly/14jdgD
SeaTeaImprov (Sea Tea Improv) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:13:41 -0000
A special deal just for Fans of Sea Tea Improv! Free tickets for an awesome comedy at Hartford Stage. Tonight only! http://bit.ly/14jdgD
Killer Spam - Parodies of South Park, Pokemon, Star Wars, Pamela Lee, Austin Powers, Star Trek, Clinton and Lewinski, Teletubbies. Comedy on Howard Stern, Rick Dees, and Dr. Demento.
Meta Description: [ FREE MP3 COMEDY and Bloopers. Satire and Parody of OSAMA BIN LADEN, Afghanistan, George W Bush, Pamela Lee, Britney Spears, South Park, Austin Powers, Star Wars, Yoda, Pokemon, Clinton, Lewinski, Martha Stewart, Al Gore, Barbie, Star Trek, Teletubbies. Radio Comedy similiar to Weird Al Yankovic ... ]
Static Radio - A weekly webcast by two guys, self described as, strange and funny happenings in the lives of two midwesterners.
Meta Description: [ Static Radio is a weekly webcast about the strange and funny happenings in the lives of two midwesterners. ]
The Soul Patrol - Listen in each week as 2 women who work for The Heavenly Order must save as many souls as possible. (Touched By An Angel this isn't.) Stars Jo Kennedy and Hazel O'Connor.
Meta Description: [ The Soul Patrol: A new, half-hour radio drama series which concerns divine justice, heaven, morality, religion, souls, spirituality (and indirectly, God). ]
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