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    COMEDY CLASSES

    When the word comedy is mentioned to some theater artists,


    they relate it to a minor genre; it would seem that it is easier to
    do comedy, especially if it is funny than drama.
    But there are great famous phrases that support the opposite.
    "It's easier to make people cry than laugh"
    "Anyone can do a drama, the difficult thing is to make people laugh."
    "You have to try not to make them laugh at the actor or the character"
    but rather that they laugh with the character.

    The comedy was represented by the cheerful mask called Thalia, the drama was
    sadness, represented by Melponene.
    Both goddesses possessed beauty, love and fortune, the big difference was that
    the drama consisted of not being able to enjoy or share all that pleasure with
    anyone.

    It reminds us of the drama of the beginnings of an actor who is considered to be a


    good actor only if he makes a drama.

    It would seem like a contradiction to say that comedy is a dramatic fact, but it
    really is.
    Comedy as a theatrical and literary genre comes in different forms and names.

    HIGH COMEDY

    High or great comedy uses subtleties of language, allusions, wordplay and


    "intellectually acute" situations. The Comedy of Humours, whose origin is
    attributed to Ben Johnson, author of Every Man is his Humour, is the prototype of
    high comedy in charge of illustrating the different senses of humor in human
    nature.

    ANCIENT COMEDY

    The ancient comedy is that of Aristophanes (5th century BC).


    Derived from fertility rites in honor of Dionysus, it is often violent, obscene and
    grotesque.
    The chorus played an essential dramatic role.

    LOW COMEDY

    Distinction according to the quality of the comic procedures.


    Low comedy uses farce and visual comedy procedures (gag, slapstick humor,
    beatings), current example. Mr Bean is the prototype of slapstick humor

    Although there are many types, they can basically be grouped into the following
    categories.

     Comedy of entanglements : A lie or mistake by


    one of the protagonists generates confusion and
    misunderstandings that generate the entire plot.
    The clearest example is Wanda's Tangles.

     Comedy of characters : Usual stereotypes of


    certain groups are taken, and the interactions they
    have between them are played a little. The
    degree of “fidelity” of the stereotypes can
    make them very realistic, or lead them to
    farce. Within this category is Gigolo by
    Accident.

     Fish out of water : A character with a certain activity, taste or ideology is taken
    and placed in a completely opposite environment or situation. The best
    example is Bulletproof Babysitter.

     Surreal Comedy : The plot is set in


    a situation so openly impossible or
    crazy that the same discrepancies
    generate humor. A clear case is
    Brazil.

     Tragicomedy : It is where a
    dramatic story or one with
    solemn overtones is mixed,
    which becomes comical when
    these situations are identified with reality, and their inadequacy is discovered.
    To do this, just watch Dog Day Afternoon.

     Slapstick or visual comedy : It is one where laughter is generated by


    accidents, ridicule or misadventures of the protagonists, usually in the form of
    physical gags. The most extreme form of it is Jackass.

     Black Comedy : It is one where overly solemn or serious themes such as


    death or violence are mocked. It is usually a form of criticism. The clearest
    example is Snatch.
     Farce: It is character comedy taken to the limit, where stereotypes are
    exaggerated, and situations are taken to ridiculous limits. The line that
    separates it from surreal humor is sometimes very thin. Typical example is The
    Meaning of Life.
     Sexy Comedy : It is one where eroticism and sexual themes are used as the
    framework of the plot. A typical example is Satiricosissimo.
     Parody: It is one that takes elements from a film, or genre thereof, and
    overuses them until generating a vision of ridiculousness. The clearest is A
    Scary Movie.

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