George Lopez
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Episode Guide
- 6. No Offense Aug 19, 2018
- Exploring family-friendly comedy and the struggles of abiding by strict network censors.
- 5. In It Together Aug 12, 2018
- The history of comedic duos and the evolution of comedy teams.
- 4. Gone Too Soon Aug 5, 2018
- Exploring the passing of comedic legends; the connection with their audiences.
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May 19, 2024 · The classic conception of comedy, which began with Aristotle in ancient Greece of the 4th century bce and persists through the present, holds that it is primarily concerned with humans as social beings, rather than as private persons, and that its function is frankly corrective.
For Aristotle, a comedy did not need to involve sexual humor. A comedy is about the fortunate rise of a sympathetic character. Aristotle divides comedy into three categories or subgenres: farce, romantic comedy, and satire. On the other hand, Plato taught that comedy is a destruction to the self.
The History of Comedy is a CNN documentary series, as part of CNN Original Series. The documentary explores the underlying questions of what makes American people laugh, why, and how the laughter influenced their social and political landscape throughout American history.
A CNN Original Series exploring what makes us laugh, why and how that's influenced our social and political landscape throughout history.
The History of Comedy. CNN Original Series examines the historic influence of comedy in an eight-part documentary. Archival footage and contemporary interviews with comedy legends, scholars and...
This article explores the possible adaptive features of humor and ponders its evolutionary path through hominid history. Current humor theories and previous evolutionary ideas on humor are reviewed.
