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COMEDY IN FILM

COMEDY IN FILM. VOCABULARY LIST 1 CRITICAL VIEWING. BLACK COMEDY. Looking at the grim with a grin; “black comedy finds humor in serious matters (e.g. death, terminal illness, etc.) Fargo, The Cable Guy, The Graduate, Dr . Strangelove , Heathers

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COMEDY IN FILM

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  1. COMEDY IN FILM VOCABULARY LIST 1 CRITICAL VIEWING

  2. BLACK COMEDY • Looking at the grim with a grin; “black comedy finds humor in serious matters (e.g. death, terminal illness, etc.) Fargo, The Cable Guy, The Graduate, Dr. Strangelove, Heathers • Ex. This particular brand of humor can be exemplified by a scene in the play Waiting for Godot, where a man takes off his belt to hang himself and his trousers fall down.

  3. BREAKAWAY FURNITURE • specially constructed props made from light-weight materials thateasily break apart; often used for fight scenes. • Chris Farley (SNL, Tommy Boy)

  4. SPOOF • a film that playfully imitates the style of a serious work.Airplane (Airport), Austin Powers (James Bond), Hot Shots (Top Gun), The Naked Gun (Police Squad), Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs (Star Wars), Scary Movie, Epic Movie, Vampires Suck (Twilight), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

  5. SATIRE • a film that criticizes the style of a serious work by harshly mocking it.Bulworth, Wag the Dog, And Justice for All, Fargo, This is Spinal Tap, Heathers (Mean Girls-esque), Shaun of the Dead (Zombies), etc.

  6. MIME (PANTOMIME) • instrumental in silent films, speechless acting out of a character and his actions.

  7. IMPROV (IMPROVISATION) • an actor ad-libs his character, acting out a scene without a script or rehearsal. Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Second City, The Groundlings Click Video to Play

  8. SLAPSTICK • violent actions used for humorous effect. e.g. The Three Stooges, Chris Farley, Jackass. Click Video to Play

  9. DOUBLE TAKE • a delayed comic reaction in which an event goes unnoticed until the actor suddenly acknowledges it. • Smith passes the car and does a double take as he realizes it is on fire. • I swear I did a double-take when I spotted that $100 bill lying in the gutter

  10. PRATFALL • falling on one’s bottom for comedic effect.

  11. SCHTICK • a Yiddish term for a comedian’s trademark talent e.g. Louis Black’s fits of rage • Marx Bros. (mustache (Groucho), accent (Chico), pantomime (Harpo) • Chris Berman (ESPN) – nicknames, ‘could-go-all-the-way’ • Rodney Dangerfield – ‘I get no respect’ • Jerry Seinfeld – yadayada and ‘what’s the deal with…?’

  12. COMEDY IN TELEVISION VOCABULARY LIST 1 CRITICAL VIEWING

  13. SIT-COM (SITUATIONAL COMEDY) • a television comedy that focuses on the natural humor of aparticular setting, purely a television term. • an office in Scranton (The Office) • various locations in Manhattan (Seinfeld) • twenty-somethings (Friends) • Springfield (The Simpsons) • a bar (Cheers) • family animation (Family Guy)

  14. DRAMEDY • a genre which combines the elements of drama and comedy; also known as “serio-comedy,” for serious comedy. - Desperate Housewives - Burn Notice - Monk - Entourage

  15. SKETCH • a short comedy routine with actors staged in a pre-planned situation. e.g.Saturday Night Live, Mad TV, The Young Ones, The Second City, The Upright Citizen’s Brigade, Monty Python’s Flying Circus, In Living Color

  16. LAUGH TRACK • a recording of laughter used only in television comedy shows; also known as “canned laughter.” Click Speaker for Laugh Track “Friends” w/o a laugh track

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