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    What Makes Me Laugh

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    out the show. The chemistry between the characters sponge bob and Patrick was so unique and different that I started laughing before the programme even began. As I grew older‚ I didn’t find sponge bob humorous instead I started to enjoy different comedy films and programmes like Despicable Me. Despicable Me made me cry my eyes out in laughter as the costumes and the way the characters were made were hilarious. There were little creatures that were bright yellow‚ tiny and had one huge eye. Furthermore

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    Barrel of Laughs

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    Laughs: A study of Philippine Humor through the Works of Bob Ong*” Introduction The wonders of our country’s humor never cease to amuse even the most restless individual. It’s rather comical wit‚ often delivered by those who practice the art of comedy‚ has somehow managed to put a smile on our faces. Whether it was poking fun at our culture‚ our politics‚ or our culture in particular‚ the laughter we bring about is a sign of a job well-done by our comedians and comediennes of our mother land. One

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    Farce: A comedy; a short play‚ in which both sub­tle humor and hilarity are developed through improbable situations‚ exaggeration and (often) ridiculous antics. The example in our text was: I’m going! A comedy in one act‚ there was never a doubt that Henri was going to the races from the very start‚ no matter what Jeanne (Henri’s wife) had to say. The comedy behind this was Henri and Jeanne arguing back and forth about Henri going to the races without Jeanne‚ then a sudden twist when Jeanne finally

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    Hilarity and mayhem collide in “The Nerd‚” the latest comedy staged by Vive Les Arts Theater in Killeen opening Fri. Apr. 8 at 7 pm. Written by the late playwright‚ Larry Shue‚ the plot centers on a surprise visit from Rick Steadman (The Nerd) to see his old Vietnam War buddy Willum Cubbert. During the war‚ Rick saved Willum’s life‚ so Willum happily lets his friend stay for a few days until Rick’s quirky personality and behavior become unbearable. Finally‚ Willum hatches a scheme along with his

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    during the aftermath of him reading the letter. What they are planning will be sure to make people laugh. It shows dramatic irony because not only do Maria‚ Sir Toby and Sir Andrew know about these letters and so does the audience‚ which adds to the comedy‚ readers crave the concept of knowing something that another character does not know because it make them feel powerful. Now that Malvolio has read the letters and is convinced that Olivia is in love with him‚ Maria gathers Sir Toby and Sir Andrew

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    As You Like It - the Play

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    As You Like It - the Play As You Like It is considered by many to be one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies‚ and the heroine‚ Rosalind‚ is praised as one of his most inspiring characters and has more lines than any of Shakespeare’s female characters. Rosalind‚ the daughter of a banished duke falls in love with Orlando the disinherited son of one of the duke’s friends. When she is banished from the court by her usurping uncle‚ Duke Frederick ‚ Rosalind switches genders and as Ganymede travels with

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    The Characteristics of Shakespeare’s Comedies Shakespeare wrote many different forms of literary works and one of them is comedy. At the end of his professional life he had written four famous comedies which were later called his "romances". Shakespeare’s comedies were not primarily love stories but they all included a love plot. His romances all had the happy ending of a comedy‚ but in a way they hinted on violence (Prentice Hall Literature). His focus and emphasis was clearly towards the

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    ‘AS YOU LIKE IT’- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ************************************************************* AS YOU LIKE IT IS A SHAKESPEARE’S ROMANTIC COMEDY‚ BLENDING WITH LOVE-HEROISM-SENTIMENT-ADVENTURE-AND PURE FUN. THE FOREST IS MERELY A GOLDEN WORLD‚ BUT ITS CONTENTMENT HAS DEALT OF THE BITTER LESSONS OF LIFE. (DR.S.SEN) PRONOUNCE THE WORD ’ARDEN’-PERHAPS A PUN BY PRONOUNCING IT A-DEN-- A FOLIAGE OF MATERIALISTIC WORLD. ****************************************************** “The Forest of Arden

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    South Park Sociology

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    South Park is an adult animated television show that was created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker (Wikipedia). South Park had originated in 1992‚ as the creators had to make a short film for their film class at the University of Colorado (Simple Wikipedia). Nonetheless‚ Stone and Parker created a short film of four boys who created an evil frosty snowman who tried to attack‚ the boys‚ although the boys were saved by baby Jesus (Wikipedia). This short was seen by a producer from Fox‚ who asked the creators

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    Earnest Essay 4 How does Oscar Wilde satirize Victorian society in his play The Importance of Being Earnest? What is the genre of the play? Sure‚ it is a comedy‚ but where does Wilde put the emphasis on? Social satire. Social satire is a weapon using comedy in order to take a subject‚ in this case the Victorian Era‚ and ridicule it. In this sense‚ comedy is not only to entertain but also educate. Thus‚ the play makes us not only laugh but also think about our life. Aligned with the idea of satire there

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