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	Comedy film - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A comedy film is a film laced with humor or that may seek to provoke laughter from the audience.
		Along with drama, horror and science fiction, comedy is one of the largest genres of the medium.
		A comedy of manners film satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Comedy_film (2565 words)

	Slapschtick - Monday December 4, 2000 - The Arizona Daily Wildcat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The reason is that behind the physical comedy of these masters was the heart of the character they were portraying, and the slapstick was the manifestation of their awkwardness within the world.
		Accident," the physical comedy is an afterthought, a cheap device to incite laughter, and easily dismissable as a result.
		The art of physical comedy has largely fallen from the limelight, giving way to toilet humor ( l the Farrelly brothers) or loud and obnoxious ( l Adam Sandler), and this movie seems too much like a throwback - and a poor one at that - to the old style of making people laugh.
	wildcat.arizona.edu /papers/94/72/04_1_m.html (607 words)

	Encyclopedia: Physical comedy
		landing on the buttocks), a silly face or by walking into walls, physical comedy (even used to entertain small children) is very rarely subtle, but a clownesk exploitation of the most primordial medium: the biological basics even pre-date language, which introduces cerebral elements such as cultural tradition, erudition and word puns.
		Human buttocks The buttocks (often called butt in colloquial American speech and arse in British speech) are rounded portions of the anatomy located on the posterior of the pelvic region of the great apes, including humans.
		Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated physical violence.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Physical-comedy (185 words)

	Comedy Is a Man in Trouble
		Comedy Is a Man in Trouble presents the legacy of physical humor from the performances of vaudeville actors and circus clowns-who coined the term "slapstick" by playfully and noisily beating each other with wooden paddles-to its ongoing popularity today in the films of Jim Carrey and the Farrelly brothers.
		Comedy Is a Man in Trouble presents a lively, accessible, and lavishly illustrated look at a form of comedy that has its origins in ancient Greece and in American vaudeville and has been expanded and refashioned in film by everyone from W. Fields and Marion Davies to Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.
		In Comedy Is a Man in Trouble, Dale seasons his weightier theories about slapstick in film with engaging opinions and witty asides.
	www.upress.umn.edu /Books/D/dale_comedy.html (681 words)

	Physical Comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Whether you are a performer or just want to gain the spotlight at a party this class lets you laugh while learning some of the basic rules of comic timing.
		Comedy is based upon the reaction to an event, as opposed to action.
		As the session builds, students are encouraged to bring in their own work to present during the final hour of the class.
	www.goldmime.com /comedy.htm (256 words)

	Comedy Is a Man in Trouble excerpt
		Sentimental "drama," that which succeeds in being neither comedy nor tragedy, can be regarded from this vantage as theater used as a substitute for ritual, without the commitment to participation and discipline proper to ritual nor the commitment to the fullest understanding proper to comedy or tragedy.
		The grotesque comedy brought on by the massacre tells you that the settled world, in which the romantic rivalry plot makes sense, is lurching beneath you; transcendence isn't such a reach when you've lost stability anyway.
		Pure physical slapstick is harder to talk about than literary uses of it precisely because it's pure, because there aren't other styles of narrative and character for it to resonate with in an overall scheme.
	www.upress.umn.edu /Dale/excerpt.html (9824 words)

	physcom
		PHYSICAL COMEDY.* Perhaps the earliest recorded act was that of the Greek philosopher Plato who wrote in his dialogue Comedibus, "And so I slipped on the banana peel and went cascading through the garden gates.
		He was finally set straight when one group of nuns, who couldn't take his poor sense of humor, tied off the scaffolding device he used to get to the ceiling and pelted him with paint soaked rags only letting him down when he promised to wash all their habits.
		And fortunately for him, being born into a family of brothers who all shared a desire to perform comedy, this allowed Harpo to perfect his famous routines of whistling, horn tooting and leg holds and lesser known gags of loud linguine sucking, tripping over cats, and getting his boot caught in escalators.
	www.geocities.com /SoHo/Cafe/5536/physicalcomedy.html (1329 words)

	Comedy Page @ Theatre Theory
		Comedies are centered on human relationships and the stresses and conflicts that arise from everyday social interactions.
		There is an abundance of physical humor which runs the gamut from such sight gags as spilling a drink, to slips and falls, and finally to physical assault.
		Low comedy is used to distinguish farcical humor from the more literary and intellectual humor of high comedy.
	members.tripod.com /~afronord/thr/comedy.html (2114 words)

	Introduction to Theatre -- Types of Drama -- Comedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In tragedy, people are better than they really are; in comedy, people are worse that they really are.
		Shakespeare -- uses comedy in tragedy and tragedy in comedy and different kinds of comedies --difficult to categorize.
		Comedy of Manners / Wit: similar to character and situation aristocratic and witty characters.
	novaonline.nv.cc.va.us /eli/spd130et/typecomd.htm (525 words)

	American Masters . For Teachers \| PBS
		Afterwards, introduce the definition of physical comedy, the painting of exaggerated emotional states using physical gestures.
		Here are two timeless elements of physical comedy and clowning you can discuss with the class.
		We've explored two reasons why she is an "American Master": because of the skill required to be a great comedian doing physical comedy, and because she broke new ground for women in her career.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/americanmasters/education/lesson13_procedures.html (1339 words)

	Comedy of Errors
		Comedy of Errors is Shakespeare's first comedy, and definitely one of his funniest.
		The comedy is fast and furious, and the complex (yet easy to follow) plot gets wilder and wilder.
		Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's most endearing plays: easy to understand, physical in its comedy.
	www.greenstage.org /1999/comedy/index.shtml (725 words)

	5. Physical comedy and the visual gag
		That is, one has to see the show (and not just hear about it) to even begin to understand the incisive efficiency of what was being perpetrated.
		In addition, many gags were multiplied across the relationships of all the characters of the ensemble cast, achieving an elegant complexity that I have not seen since Chaplin’s best films.
		What this gag demonstrates is the perfect marriage of visual and verbal comedy that typifies NewsRadio: fast-paced, brilliantly constructed with the variations and imaginative surprises that mark the very best of gags, visually economical, efficient, and elegant, with smooth transitions from one gag to the next.
	www.newsradioart.com /Pages/5.PhysicalComedy01.html (1081 words)

	How would a contemporary audience of Much Ado About Nothing know that it was a comic play?
		This odd relationship brings in the comedy through the awkwardness; the comedy in Much Ado About Nothing is more focussed on when their true feelings shine through.
		As well as the comedy from love and the upper classes we also find the lower classes have their time to shine to in the comic sub-plot.
		There many other ways to add physical comedy to these parts, but because of the idiotic, nearly slapstick, physical comedy, and the audience would know they are lower class and therefore know it is a comedy.
	www.coursework.info /i/35580.html (1050 words)

	JuggleNYC.com
		You should have a great sense of physical comic timing and be comfortable with improvisation and audience participation.
		You should have some physical skills like juggling, mime, dance, acrobatics, athletics, etc. Be prepared with a one-minute physical comedy routine.
		Be prepared with a one-minute comic monologue or physical comedy routine.
	www.jugglenyc.com /gigs/050212.html (453 words)

	The Great Cosmic Joke - Comedy Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Physical Comedy: (Comedy/Physics); pratfalls, slapstick, and other forms of humor derived from physical activities gone awry (e.g.
		Comedy of Manners: (Comedy/Mind); humor derived from divergent attitudes, biases, or fixations - frequently noted as drawing room comedies (e.g.
		Comedy of Errors: (Comedy/Psychology); humor derived from misinterpretation or, in psychological terms, attribution error (e.g.
	www.thegreatcosmicjoke.com /genres.html (146 words)

	Fringe Info 2004
		The comedy shows two roommates talking to each other but not quite listening to what is being said.
		The play is a physical theater piece where the four men play all the different people (including the women) who visit their Pub on any given Friday night.
		It is fast, furious, physically demanding but also an insightful look at the working class Britons at play.
	www.bct-th.org /Auditions/Fringe_Info_2004/fringe_info_2004.html (452 words)

	Physical Comedy w/Davis Robinson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The goal of this workshop is to expand the students physical vocabulary as an actor by introducing them to some classic forms of comic movement slapstick trips and falls, Commedia characters, master-servant relationships, object and prop interactions, zanies, buffoons, and eccentric movement with music.
		Beginning with an understanding of neutrality and moving on through a series of solo and ensemble improvisations, actors will be given an opportunity to enrich their understanding of comic timing and the moment-to-moment logic of comic situations from a physical point of view.
		His book "The Physical Comedy Handbook" was published by Heineman Press in 1999.
	www.celebrationbarn.com /workshop/work/w1.comedy.html (186 words)

	Company F.Z - physical comedy, visual theatre, circus
		Anyone who thought Circus was just for kids, will have to reconsider after witnessing Throat, a critically acclaimed, witty and sexy fusion of circus, physical comedy and dance.
		Throat is a stunning display of physical grace and eroticism, yet beneath its glittering surface it has something profound to say about the human condition.
		Hailed as innovators because of their original synthesis of comedy, thrilling physical energy and spectacular visual effect, theirs is a very particular and special collaboration; Ferdinando a comedy/physical theatre director and Zaccarini a choreographer/ physical actor.
	www.companyfz.com /throat.html (175 words)

	Amanda Bynes NOW! -- What I Like About You (Press)
		Bynes has been compared to Lucille Ball for her knack for physical comedy and wacky characters, but the Thousand Oaks native, now in London filming "An American Girl," is taking all the comments in stride.
		Bynes does a lot of Lucylike physical comedy in the pilot episode of "What I Like About You," which teams the "Big Fat Liar" star with Jennie Garth of "Beverly Hills 90210" fame as two sisters trying to get along as roommates.
		Bynes, who was 10 at the time, was performing an act in a kids' standup comedy camp at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood when Schneider discovered her.
	www.amandabynesnow.com /wb/press/vcs072102.htm (527 words)

	USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education): Bringing up Cary - Cary Grant
		He brought elegance to low comedy, and [it] gave him the corky common-man touch that made him a great star." One cannot emphasize enough the double-edged insight of this statement--a slapstick marriage that both elevated low comedy and gave Grant a touch of the Everyman.
		This physical comedy polish is what separates Grant from the slapstick shenanigans of Henry Fonda in the acclaimed "The Lady Eve" (1941).
		The grandmother also accents the sentimental depiction of love in an additional manner often associated with romantic comedy: She is an ongoing symbol of the eternal purity of love.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1272/is_2706_132/ai_114740987 (1108 words)

	Playbill Features: Physical Comedy Is a Chore, But Schwartz and Co. Make It Look Easy in The Foreigner
		Comedy, they say, is hard, but physical comedy is really hard.
		Everyone told me he was a very 'outside in' actor, in that he would always want to come up with the way a character looked and moved first, and then would kind of find it from there.
		Comedy is about craft, setup and the proper amount of information to make it pay off.
	www.playbill.com /features/article/89896.html (1136 words)

	5. Physical comedy and the visual gag
		Inventiveness was one of the hallmarks of NewsRadio’s comedy.
		The comedy arises out of the fact that earlier, Lisa was obsessing that Dave was taking credit for her idea about the new evaluation system.]
		The uniqueness of NewsRadio’s physical comedy style becomes obvious when it is compared to the comedy styles of other popular television shows.
	www.newsradioart.com /Pages/5.PhysicalComedy02.html (882 words)

	CTV.ca \| Comedy Inc.
		Comedy Inc.'s high-energy cast, who are all writers for the show, each bring their individual uniqueness to each episode's fast-paced sketches.
		Twisted, inventive and often dark, Comedy Inc. bristles with political/social satire and vigorous physical comedy.
		Comedy Inc. is produced by NTM Productions Inc. in association with CTV and The Comedy Network, with the assistance of the Canadian Film and Video Tax Credits and The Ontario Film and Television Tax Credits.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/show/CTVShows/1064337256697_59746356 (284 words)

	Las Vegas SUN: The Movie Guys: 'Deuce Bigalow' a bottom feeder for physical comedy
		Turning to a life of passion, he becomes a gigolo to help repair damage to a client's apartment, but even when faced with servicing women of all kinds, he stays true to his likable character and keeps his pride in his pants.
		Schneider is a modern-day Buster Keaton with a flair for physical comedy and his classic double takes will have you rolling in the aisle.
		Admittedly, the film does depend at times on toilet humor, but its spirit and genius are deeply rooted in physical comedy.
	www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/1999/dec/10/509576952.html (1228 words)

	SMU Master of Liberal Arts: BHSC 6324
		Using Commedia dell'Arte and European Clown scenarios, and comedic problem solving, the class researches and recreates the characteristics of physical comedy from its classical expressions to modern versions from contemporary film and television.
		Each student will (1) present one oral report using the readings and bibliography and (2) write a research paper on some aspect of classical physical comedy and its relationship to popular culture.
		There will be two physical projects/presentations: (1) Commedia lazzi of a comedic scene from a Shakespeare play (group piece) and, (2) Creation of a clown piece.
	www.smu.edu /continuing_education/personal/mla/spring/spring05/fnar6316.asp (359 words)

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		Now a California resident, where he lives with wife Anne Bancroft and three children by a former marriage, Mel is begiinging to look suntanned and swimming-pooled.
		The premise of comedy is to make people laugh.
		Only in extreme instances of super-violence, where people are dismemebered, for example, is it reasonable to apply the same standards on anti-violence to a comedy show that you might apply to a police show.
	ysos.sammigirl.com /interviews/Advocate1975.html (818 words)

	Rotten Tomatoes Forums - Physical Comedy
		I am sure that there were other femal physical comedians, both tv and movies, but none hit me so hard as Ball did.
		The stuff he could do physically was awesome - he's been compared to Jackie Chan and in my opinion quite rightly (just watch some of the stuff he does in Steamboat Bill, Jr, for example).
		His physical comedy isn't as abundant in the movies.
	www.rottentomatoes.com /vine/showthread.php?t=128259 (1152 words)

	Dramatica Syllabus
		If we create a table with the elements of structure along one axis and art of storytelling along another, each intersecting point represents a different feel or genre.
		Physical Comedy — (Comedy/Physics) — pratfalls, slapstick, and other forms of humor derived from physical activities gone awry (e.g.
		Comedy of Errors — (Comedy/Psychology) — humor derived from misinterpretation or, in psychological terms, attribution error (e.g.
	www.dramatica.com /community/classes/syllabi/weekend_workshop/genre.html (591 words)

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