Laughing Matters - Instruction into Physical Comedy
I have edited these clips to make the video taken from Youtube - there is a little repetition. If you want it, please contact me. They are from a physical comedy video put together by Rowan Atkinson. I saw the video many years ago and found it brilliant. I have now used it with my classes when introducing physical comedy and still find it as useful.
MAIN IDEAS FROM LAUGHING MATTERS
MAIN IDEAS FROM LAUGHING MATTERS
- Comedy uses every part of the body
- 3 basic principals – using an object in : a funny unexpected way; unexpected place; wrong size
- Slapstick and Violence – Overstatement & understatement
- Magic & Surrealism – appearance and disappearance
- Imitation & Parody
- Mime and Body language
- Character! Character! Character!
- Jokes and Attitude