Types of comedy

Types of comedy By Madeleine and Gabriala

Standup ComedyInvolves a comedian usually unaccompanied (unless with a prop)standing up on stage and amusing the audience with jokes, personal experiences and funny stories Many standup comedians often have working class background from which they take aspects of their own lives to come up with amusing jokes that the audience can relate to.

What is stand up comedy?which involves a comedian standing up in front of a crowd and amusing them with jokes and funny storiesFamous stand up comedians:Russels peters Victoria Robin WilliamsKatt Williams

2Russell Peters Russell Dominic Peters is a Canadian comedian and actor he began performing in Toronto in 1989He uses humor to poke fun at classes, race and cultureHe usually amuses the audience with his personal experiences

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kZN17SRd70Sitcom Originated from radio shows from UKFeatures recurring characters in a common environment such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogueUses canned laughter (because often the jokes are really bad)

What is it ?Situational comedy :features recurring characters in a common environment such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogueFamous sitcoms Fawlty towers and only fools and horses and one foot in the grave

4The SimpsonsThe series is a satirical parody of a working-class American lifestyle consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and MaggieLongest- running American sitcom

http://www.youtube.com/user/huluDotCom#p/c/744DC1B6F44C02D4/35/asRILJ-1EYwBlack comedy making fun of serious situationsOne of most popular types of comedyDeals with controversial issuesOften there is one very serious or over dramatic character who is counteracted by a close friend with a slightly twisted sense of humor.

Examples of black comedyMEN IN BLACK

SCARY MOVIE

JAMES BOND 007http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7zoX9MGMbk