Comedy+Samples

TheyHave an example of something funny? Post it (or a link here.)

Some of the hand-outs:

[|"Hilarious Hamlet Essay Circulated in Teacher's Lounge"] via [|The Onion]. Hamlet as Facebook News Feed Edition via McSweeneys [|"Have You Ever Eaten a Baby?"] by Michael Ian Black via [|McSweeneys] [|"Seventy-two Virgins"] by Steve Martin via The New Yorker

Added by Students:

[] - A website by the makers of Mystery Science Theater 3000. The crew riffs popular movies (and some public access shorts). Watch some of the previews to see what they're like!

PBS put out a multi-episode documentary on the history of comedy. You might be interested in viewing parts of it. The History of American Comedy from Vaudeville to Cable Television Video Tributes to Comedy Legends Teh Internets, "a half hour long program that seeks to academically understand the popularity of different content online, identifying common themes such as absurdist humor, cuteness, and a dada-esque ability to recontextualize traditional media for comedy’s sake." (It's not that funny.)

The History Channel put together a documentary called The History of the Joke. They also offer a joke of the day.

Period Eight, you can continue to read some of the selections of satire we explored in class or you can use the laptops to investigate some satire on your own. If you find something particularly funny (and not offensive) you can post a link here to this page.

You can also share jokes, comments, questions on the discussion tab.