"Comedy" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 46 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Window to Paris The film Window to Paris was a humorous comedy that put the serious economic state of Russia into a funny‚ understandable movie. Throughout the movie you see examples of how Russia is hurting. In the beginning when the big crowd of people was told there is no more vodka‚ when Nicholi’s friend first shows him the window and they walk around the streets of Paris‚ his friend constantly points out ways in which the Parisians are fat‚ greedy‚ unworthy‚ and take things for granted. When

    Premium Comedy Russia Humour

    • 315 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    needs to be well suited to its target audience. If they do not understand the joke‚ then the joke will be lost upon the audience. A sophisticated audience will understand your irony‚ satire‚ and puns‚ but a young audience may only understand slapstick comedy or a silly cartoon caricature. Inside jokes can be effective if the recipient understands that it was done for them‚ but nobody else will get it. Advertising humor has a relatively short life. The first time a consumer seeЎ¦s the advertisement‚

    Free Comedy Humor Joke

    • 309 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Pennsylvania. He has four kids whose names are Erika‚ Ehnis‚ Ensa‚ and Elvin. He had another son named Ennis‚ who died in 1997. As a child‚ he dropped out of school and joined the Navy. He loved telling jokes to people‚ which led to him becoming a comedy sensation. His most famous piece of work was The Cosby Show. This show was very popular and Bill Cosby helped African Americans be on the big screen more because of this. He also

    Premium African American Comedy Black people

    • 288 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Importance of Being Earnest was Oscar’s fourth comedy‚ and it was to be his last and most outstanding play. ‘The Trivial Comedy for Serious People‘ (in earlier drafts‚ ‘serious comedy for trivial people’) was first produced by George Alexander at the St James’s Theatre on 14th February 1895 in London. The play was reduced from four to three acts (Raby 161-163). The Importance of Being Earnest contradicts banausic values in a utilitarian age (Varty 205). The comedy of manners and errors had a philosophy

    Premium The Importance of Being Earnest English-language films Victorian era

    • 2157 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Two and a Half Men Essay

    • 801 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Charlie’s promiscuity and drinking and considers his own father a pathetic loser. This is humorous because children are not expected to have developed such strong opinions about relationships and drinking. Many mature audiences have appreciated the comedy in the show and should therefore continue to watch and enjoy it. We should also watch shows such as ‘Two and a Half Men’ so that we understand the characteristics of an important relationship. In each episode‚ the show has proven the importance

    Premium Comedy Humour

    • 801 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    two characters discuss the horror of death; despite the fact that they are concentrating on a gruesome topic Stoppard finds a way to make the scene comical. Stoppard is regarded as a leading figure in plays deemed “serious comedies”‚ this excerpt is the epitome of a serious comedy - a funny play that discusses important topics. This decision contributes to the overall meaning of the play by lightening the mood and taking a humorous tone towards a grim topic to distract readers from the depressing nature

    Premium Comedy Thought Hamlet

    • 721 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Maybe I sound like a broken record. No matter what‚ whenever I watch movie and television‚ I am intrinsically drawn to the supporting cast members. While I notice and celebrate the stars like everyone else‚ I have made it a passion of my heart to highlight the cast that often gets overlooked‚ but is just as vital to the overall framework. And in the case of Dani Kind‚ her presence is crucial to every work in which she has been featured. She has been spotlighted in a myriad of supporting roles for

    Premium Comedy English-language films

    • 1239 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    During those years‚ he starred in a T.V. episode called Mork and Mindy” and it was one of T.V. watcher’s favorites. That was when he became one of America’s best comedians. In 1979 he was awarded a Golden Globe Award for best actor in a musical or comedy. He also starred in another T.V. show called “The Crazy Ones” in 2013. His first role in a

    Premium Walt Disney Film The Walt Disney Company

    • 321 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    for content and delivery to get the laughs.     If you have a speech or presentation to give‚ and it needs to be funny throughout or more probably needs to use humour in parts‚ here are the factors you need to consider: How to find the humour “Comedy is a funny way of being serious” – Peter Ustinov The universal formula for humour and jokes involves three classic steps: Step 1: Take the topic or subject matter and identify a particular issue within it. Step 2: Examine that issue from a particular

    Premium Humor Comedy Audience

    • 1527 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Better Essays

    In the play Accidental Death of an Anarchist‚ Dario Fo expresses his political concerns‚ using humour as a way of educating his audience. He incorporates stock characters such as the Maniac and the superintendent to address issues like abuse of power‚ while using farce and satire to emphasize his point. All of these combined help to leave the responder thinking about the issues in contemporary society. The Maniac has the main and most important role in ADOA. He can be likened to the Commedia Dell’arte

    Premium Police Comedy Satire

    • 1567 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
Page 1 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50