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Terracotta figurine of actors with masks. During the Hellenistic age comedy grew so popular that its theatrical types became the subjects of mosaics, wall-paintings and a common non expensive motif figurines. All favorite subjects of comedy (the pedagogue, the villager, Heracles and old Silen) are often depicted as humorous, rotund figures wearing mask.
The actors wore tights that covered them from neck to wrists and ankles; under the tights they had heavy padding fixed over the belly and backside, and sometimes breasts as well. The seams down the sides of sleeves or leggings were often made clear by painters. On the outside of the tights at the front was affixed a large leather phallus.
Source: Gregory W. Dobrov, “Brill’s Companion to the Study of Greek Comedy”
Terracotta figurine
Ca. 4th century BC
Thessaloniki, Archaeological Museum
Highest position on Explore: # 225 on Saturday, August 23, 2008
I had the honor of meeting Dolphy, Philippine Cinema's Comedy King.
At 80, he still got the wit and energy of a 20 year-old, and he was really so funny, even in person.
It was an unforgettable experience for me, being a comedy writer :)
all about Dolphy on Wikipedia
Taking a dip in the icy cold holy Ganges in the chilly month of January is comedy for some and tragedy for some.
Count Aleksander Fredro - comedy writer; the statue of him from 1897; in the background - Town Hall; Wroclaw; Poland
A wonderful night at the Comedy Store on the Sunset Strip. Always gonna love these neon caricatures and, yes, I do recognize all of them!
Though she acted in many light entertainment films, Clara Calamai's most famous role will for always be the one of the femme fatale Giovanna in Luchino Visconti's steamy (proto-)neorealist film Ossessione (1943).
Clara Calamai, born 1909 in Prato, Tuscany, debuted in 1938 in the film Pietro Micca, by Aldo Vergano. Soon she had an intense film career, playing in particular in period pieces such as La cena delle beffe (Alessandro Blasetti 1941) - in which she shortly showed her breasts, causing a sensation - but also glamorous comedies and drama's. In 1942 Luchino Visconti prepared his debut Ossessione with Anna Magnani, but she was so visibly pregnant that Calamai had to replace her. Visconti stripped Calamai of her usual glamour and turned her into the passionate but poor wife of a fat trattoria owner, who manages to convince her lover to kill her husband. The film, based on James M. Cain's The Postman Always Twice, is quite different though from the Tay Garnett version. The real eye catcher of the film is namely not the femme fatale Giovanna but the hunk she falls in love with: Gino, played by Massimo Girotti. Memorable is the scene in which Giovanna falls asleep amidst an enormous amount of dirty dishes. Ossessione had a very short circulation in catholic and fascist Italy because of its amorality and mocking of clergy. Outside of Italy it was shown only years after the war, because of copyright infringement. Clara Calamai played, again, in 1946 a role Magnani was supposed to have had: L'adultera, by Duilio Coletti, for which Calamai won a Nastro d'argento. Instead rumor goes Calamai was pregnant herself when the female lead of Roberto Rossellini's Rome Open City (Roma, città aperta, 1945) was distributed. And so Magnani got the role, which immortalized her.
Clara Calamai worked again with Visconti in Le notti bianche (1957), in which she played a prostitute. NB Visconti suggests that Giovanna in Ossessione has slept with men for money before marrying. In Visconti's episode La strega bruciata viva (1966) of the episode film Le streghe, Calamai played a small part opposite the lead Silvana Mangano. After years of retirement, Calamai came back to the screen in Dario Argento's highly successful horror movie Profondo Rosso (1975). The film and her role got cult status with cinephiles. She was almost 90 when she died in Rimini in 1998. All in all, Clara Calamai has played in almost 50 films; most films date from the war years and the immediate aftermath.
(Source: IMDB, Wikipedia)
Photo Venturini, Roma. B.F.F. Edit. 20440.
DAVOS/SWITZERLAND, 23JAN15 - Sarah Jones , Playwright, Actress and Poet, USA captured during the session Comedy and Empathy in the congress centre at the Annual Meeting 2015 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, January 23, 2015.
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM/Benedikt von Loebell
s Playhouse Square the largest performing art center in the United States?
History | Playhouse Square
Playhouse Square, located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, is the “world's largest theater restoration project,” and the country's largest performing arts center outside New York City (eclipsed only by Lincoln Center), as well as Northeast Ohio's home for touring Broadway shows, concerts, comedy, dance and children's ...1087
Melbourne, AUSTRÀLIA 2023
The Comedy Theatre, opened in 1928, is a cherished landmark in Melbourne's East End Theatre District. Its distinctive architecture blends European influences, featuring a Florentine palace-inspired exterior and a strong Spanish interior. With a capacity of just over 1,000, it was designed as an intimate theatre for J.C. Williamson's. The venue has a rich history, having hosted a diverse range of performances beyond just comedy. It's renowned for staging prominent plays, musicals, and live entertainment. The theatre's original wrought-iron balcony seating and elegant staircase contribute to its classic charm. It has undergone refurbishments, ensuring its facilities remain modern while preserving its heritage. Crucially, the Comedy Theatre is a central venue for the annual Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Its enduring popularity makes it a vital part of the city's vibrant arts scene.
Goodnight, Thank You, and may your god go with you.
Dave Allan
Blackpool Comedy Carpet.
The carpet - made of granite and concrete - features catchphrases and jokes from hundreds of famous comedians, including Dodd, Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper and Morecambe and Wise. It was constructed beneath Blackpool Tower.
Un enorme vacío
Simulacro de coherencia
De locura existencial
Un enorme desvarío
Un pedido de clemencia
A esta necesidad
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A huge void
Mock consistency
Existential madness
Huge delirium
A request for clemency to this need.
Comedy is fun. And funny. It can be something you totally saw coming, or it can be something completely unexpected. The great thing about comedy is that it can mean so many different things to different people.
For example, my son thinks all great comedy begins with the word naked. And underwear. And wee-wee. All of the bathroom words, really. In fact, if you want to make him laugh, ask him to say naked underwear wee-wee fanny without laughing.
He can't do it.
For my beloved, it's all about a pie in the face or a guy getting hit in the crotch. Although, I don't understand why a man would think that another man getting cracked in the junk is funny. I certainly would never think that a woman getting her boobs smashed in was hilarious. We just call that a mammogram.
(and there's nothing funny about it)
(and there's nothing sexy about the gynecologist either)
(that doesn't have anything to do with comedy, I just want to make that clear, because It always seems to come up)
("The stirrups. Yeeeahh, baby."......No.)
I'm getting away from my point. My point is that comedy is funny.
Here are a few things that I think are funny:
1. People falling down.
2. People walking into glass doors.
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3. People falling down after walking into a glass door.
4. Anything on America's Funniest Home Videos that's not about dogs or guys getting kicked in the crotch.
5. The audio book of Ellen Degeneres' Seriously...I'm Kidding.
(I laughed so hard the other day on the way to the grocery store I almost drove off the road)
6. Vince Vaughn.
7. Nora Ephron.
8. Jenna McCarthy.
(Not Jenny. Jenna. Jenna makes me belly-laugh so hard it actually tones my stomach muscles in a way that never doing sit-ups has not. Jenny makes me point and laugh in a mocking, horrified way.)
9. My son asking to be home schooled so he doesn't have to get his 6th grade booster shot.
10. Every line in Annie Hall,
Bull Durham, and
When Harry Met Sally (see #7)
I hope you find something to laugh at today. I hope you laugh so hard you cry, and your sides hurt and you get a headache. But in a good way.
I hope you know how much I love ya'.
Seriously.
Blackpool's brand new Comedy Carpet sits in the shadow of the world famous Blackpool Tower – and it’s one of the largest pieces of public art ever commissioned in the UK. Artist Gordon Young, in association with leading design agency Why Not Associates, created the Blackpool Comedy Carpet. 850 writers and comedians are represented on the Comedy Carpet - with letters ranging in size from a few centimetres to almost a metre tall so that the laughs can be enjoyed from all sides and from both close up and at height from the Tower.
Tenacious D blasted the Santa Barbara Bowl last night. Great show to kick off their tour! Here are Jack Black and Kyle Gass - pre-show - always funny!
Get a chance to play poker with them both on Oct. 6, 2012 - "All In To Win for Hope" Celebrity Poker Tournament www.rsnhope.org/celebrity-poker-tourney/
Blacktop Comedy is an Improv Comedy Theater in Rocklin, CA.
In honor of Teen Slasher’s return to Blacktop Comedy. We asked the cast “why should people come see Teen Slasher?
What is Teen Slasher? 6 performers take the stage and the audience decides the title of the improvised story and who will play each of the stock characters; the jock, the nerd, the good girl, the slut, the rebel, and the druggie.