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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
Count Aleksander Fredro - comedy writer; the statue of him from 1897; in the background - Town Hall; Wroclaw; Poland
Taking a dip in the icy cold holy Ganges in the chilly month of January is comedy for some and tragedy for some.
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
Nashville, Tennessee - 8th Avenue.
Since red was the predominant color of the building and signage I used a red watercolor pencil to create undertones throughout the image. I don't usually do this but I do like the result.
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.
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.
Taken on the Blackpool sea front around sunset. This is the Comedy carpet which has various "catch phases" from comedy people old and new.
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.
Swedish postcard by Forlag Nordisk Konst, Stockholm, no. 1096/1. Photo: Skandia Film. Gösta Ekman in the comedy Gyurkovicsarna/Lieutenant Tophat (John W. Brunius, 1920).
Mr (Julius Hälsig) and Mrs (Gucken Cederborg) Gyurkovics have a dozen children of whom the oldest, the twins Géza (Ekman) and Bandi (Nils Asther), just prepare for their matriculation exam. When graduation day arrives, Géza refuses to come but is taken by force by the principal's attendant. When father Gyurkovics dies later, Bandi takes over the estate while Géza becomes an officer aspirant in the nearby garrison city. Géza soon meets an angry colonel (Emil Stiebel) who puts him in his place. He goes to the restaurant and chases out all other guests with his dragon saber, for which he is arrested. Once out again, he immediately begins to make boys' streaks, is discovered by the colonel and is chased around the regiments building. He takes a refuge in a room where it appears that, at the top, the colonel's young daughter, Jutka (Violet Molitor), is sleeping. When the customary ball takes place in Baja, Géza awakens by continuously dancing with Jutka. The colonel orders a lieutenant to make sure the couple is divorced. The lieutenant executes the order such that Géza challenges him to a duel. None of them, however, are particularly keen to hurt the other and no accident occurs.
After a while Géza becomes under-lieutenant. He wins at card games and gets permission to visit a seaside resort, where he meets a general, a minister, and Freiherr Hetvics-Janky (Henrik Ljunberg). The Freiherr's wife (Pauline Brunius) is unhappily married and wants to provoke her husband to get a divorce. She immediately appeals to Géza and suggests that he will abduct her, as he would like to do. Meanwhile, Mother Gyurkovic sends son Bandi to the garrison city to keep an eye on Géza. Bandi meets Jutka and sweet love arises between them. Géza and the Freiherr's wife make a compromising train journey. Her husband, the field-marshall, meets them on their trip, behaves extremely favorably to Géza and refuses to be provoked. Thus, Géza avoids all obligations versus the intriguing Freiherr's wife. There will be a wedding between Bandi and Jutka. Among the wedding guests there is Géza, who is happy to have failed to marry.
Gyurkovicsarna was a film adaptation of the novel "A Gyurkovics-fiúk' by author Ferenc Herczeg. It starred Gösta Ekman and Pauline Brunius in the lead role. Ekman and Brunius also wrote the script. Exteriors were shot in Kalrberg and Falsterbo near Stockhlm and Mölle, Skane, while interiors were shot at the Skandia studios in Stockholm. The film premiered in 20 September 1920 simultaneously at the cinemas Victoria in Göteborg, Skandiabiografen in Norrköping, Skandia in Västerås and the Sture-Teatern in Stockholm . The full film can be seen on the Swedish Wikipedia page: sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyurkovicsarna
Gösta Ekman (1890–1938) was the first real star of the Swedish theater. His boyish good looks attracted both sexes, helping to create a massive cult following, and elevating him to the status of a living legend. Combined with a beautiful voice, and a powerful stage and screen presence, Ekman was able to captivate his audiences.
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.