Sunday, September 30, 2012

6. Video Clip re Key Concept

One might ask, what is comedy?  This simple word is and can be very complex.  There are different kinds of comedy and this little clip is a great example of what comedy is, but still leaving a question mark at the end.  The creator puts a 1950's spin on the topic (like you would see, back in the day, during school) to possibly explain what this word truly means.  Each example, I promise, will put a little smile to your face....well at least one of the examples will.  If not, then you have no sense of humor and don't deserve to be alive....just kidding (ha, like my blog). 


The creator of this piece is Francesco Marciuliano, and he is the author of the syndicated comic strip Sally Forth, which appears in newspapers across the country (as well as the webcomic Medium Large, which does not). He was also a head writer for the PBS series SeeMore’s Playhouse, for which one of his episodes won two 2007 Daytime Emmys. Francesco has written for the Onion News Network, Smosh, McSweeney’s, and had a play produced at the New York International Fringe Festival. His very first book I Could Pee on This and Other Poems by Cats will hit bookstore shelves both virtual and real in August 2012.

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1 comment:

  1. This video is too cute. The creator of this video successfully conveyed the various ways humor is used. I find your blog very interesting and have never really heard of this perspective in Sociology.

    I think it is interesting how we use comedy to deal with issues in society. How can we not forgot all of the political cartoons and videos from the current election? Have you seen this one from the Jimmy Kimmel Show?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EDxOSjgl5Z4&list=UUa6vGFO9ty8v5KZJXQxdhaw

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