2. COMEDY An introduction Shakespearean and modern comedy

3. DRAMA  Drama is synonymous with play.  Drama is (traditionally) divided into two categories: comedy and tragedy. Comedy Tragedy

4. COMEDY  A humorous story that often has a happy ending  Typically poke fun at people’s faults and limitations in order to teach a lesson about human nature.

5. MODERN COMEDY  Modern comedies deal with light and amusing subjects (Superbad) or with serious subjects in a light or satirical manner (Bruce Almighty).  What is the point of a modern comedy?

6. STYLES OF COMEDY 1. Farce (flat characters in ridiculous situations) Ex: some Saturday Night Live skits, The Three Stooges, I Love Lucy 2. Satire (ridicules people, practices, or institutions in order to reveal their failings) Ex: The Colbert Report, The Onion, some SNL skits – typically the ones portraying politicians What is the point of these types of comedy?

7. STYLES OF COMEDY 1)Puns (The job of a trash collector stinks.) The humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words Shakespeare blends many elements of comedy throughout his plays.

8. STYLES OF COMEDY 2) Slapstick (Man walking into a glass door.) broad comedy characterized by boisterous action, as the throwing of pies in actors' faces, physical comedy www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qxaaJzlnF0&hd=1 Shakespeare blends many elements of comedy throughout his plays.

9. STYLES OF COMEDY 3) Practical jokes (sending false love letters to unsuspecting people) a playful trick, often involving some physical agent or means, in which the victim is placed in an embarrassing or disadvantageous position www.youtube.com/watch?v=psvkyf3PzjE Shakespeare blends many elements of comedy throughout his plays.

10. 4) Dry humor (saying something ironic or funny with a straight face) form of comic delivery in which humor is presented without a change in emotion or body language. It is usually spoken in a casual, monotone or cantankerous voice, and expresses a calm, insincere or grave demeanor, often in spite of the ridiculousness of the subject matter www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K2YGQYZHs4 Shakespeare blends many elements of comedy throughout his plays.

11. 5) Witty banter (witty/funny dialogue/insults between 2 people) an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks 6) Malapropisms (Police comprehended two auspicious characters) the unintentional misuse of a word by confusing with one of similar sound, especially when creating a ridiculous effect Shakespeare blends many elements of comedy throughout his plays.

12. THE REST OF SHAKESPEARE'S BAG-O-TRICKS Shakespeare is known to use these plot elements in his comedies: Mistaken identity Multiple plotlines Clever plot twists Stock characters (the fool, the drunk, the clever servant)

13. ADDITIONAL COMEDY STYLES TO KNOW 1. Dark humor: making light of a subject matter usually considered taboo or off limits EX: Holocuast jokes, 9/11 jokes, handicap jokes, etc. THE REST OF SHAKESPEARE'S BAG-O-TRICKS

14. ADDITIONAL COMEDY STYLES TO KNOW 2. Parody: a work created to imitate, make fun of, or comment on an original work EX: Scary Movie or Austin Powers THE REST OF SHAKESPEARE'S BAG-O-TRICKS

15. ADDITIONAL COMEDY STYLES CONT’D 3. Sarcasm: use of language that means the opposite of what you really meant to say in order to insult, show irritation, or be funny. Who can give me an example of sarcasm?

16. 4. Humorous irony: a situation in which what is expected is in sharp contrast to what actually occurs causing a humorous result. EX: a police officer getting pulled over for speeding. Who can provide a better example? ADDITIONAL COMEDY STYLES CONT’D