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Comedy: Ladder Paradigm Theory

Comedy: Ladder Paradigm Theory. Comic Ladder. Comedy of Ideas (high comedy) Comedy of Manners (high comedy) Farce (can be combination of high/low comedy) Low Comedy. THE COMIC PARADIGM: Comic Problem. Happy Lovers by Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806. THE COMIC PARADIGM: Comic Climax.

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Comedy: Ladder Paradigm Theory

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  1. Comedy:LadderParadigmTheory

  2. Comic Ladder Comedy of Ideas (high comedy) Comedy of Manners (high comedy) Farce (can be combination of high/low comedy) Low Comedy

  3. THE COMIC PARADIGM:Comic Problem Happy Lovers by Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806

  4. THE COMIC PARADIGM:Comic Climax Glenn Mitchell pays tribute to the master of comic confusion, Harry Worth, one of the most popular - and subsequently most neglected - comedians of the 1960s.

  5. THE COMIC PARADIGM:Comic Catastrophe

  6. THE COMIC PARADIGM:Comic Education and Change

  7. THE COMIC PARADIGM:Comic Characters

  8. THE COMIC PARADIGM:Comic Language Monty Python determined that… vibraphone larch wankel rotary engine …had humor embedded in them.

  9. COMEDY THEORY from Richard F. Taflinger, Ph.D. • It must appeal to the intellect rather than the emotions • It must be mechanical (unadaptable, inflexible) • It must be inherently human, with the capability or reminding us of humanity • There must be a set of established societal norms familiar to the audience • The situation, actions, and dialogue must be inconsistent or unsuitable to the surroundings • It must be perceived by the observer as harmless or painless to the participants

  10. COMEDY THEORY Appeal to the Intellect Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it. - Lenny Bruce

  11. COMEDY THEORY Mechanical

  12. COMEDY THEORY Inherently Human

  13. COMEDY THEORY Established Societal Norms

  14. COMEDY THEORY Inconsistent or Unsuitable

  15. COMEDY THEORY Harmless or Painless

  16. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

  17. The Importance of Being Earnest Devices of Farce

  18. The Importance of Being Earnest The Use of Witty Language Notice in a field: THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES Outside a secondhand shop: WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING - BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?

  19. The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde Quotes

  20. Emily Levine’sTheory of Everything(@ 23 minutes) http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/emily_levine_s_theory_of_everything.html

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