B.Ridicule
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XXpTfIgiV8I looked at the lit review’s view on ridicule and studied their example of Seinfeld’s bit on cab drivers and body odor. The author surmises, and I agree, that Seinfeld uses ridicule here to make a statement about cab drivers in general, not only certain cabs that he has been in, but all of them.On the other hand, Stewart uses ridicule to call people out who he feels have mislead or deceive people. As TDS focuses on what's in the news and current events,it is easier for him to direct ridicule as sort of a rebuttal to their views.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWuzezm1vL0 In the clip above it is important to note that when Jon Stewart ridicules the people in the clips, he makes it a point to back it up with facts and figures, another thing not found in most stand up comedy routines.C.Hyperbole
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Blog Post 20
Introduction
The idea that humor is objective and what makes people laugh, or what makes something or somebody "funny," has been a debate almost as long as humor itself. But The fact is, there are people that have been successful with great careers who some would argue meet certain features that in fact connect with and audience and elicits enjoyment.
In Jeannine Schwarz Dissertation on stand up comedians, she focuses on established comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Stephen Write. In his paper he breaks it down by explaining the difference between stand up comedy with such things as regular joke telling, different techniques such as satire, ridicule, and what role the audience plays in the process.
While she makes many good points on the subject he addresses the medium of comedians in a live act on a stage., I would like to see how a comedian uses the moves when he has the benefits from a taped show with the use of visual aides, other comedians to play off of, and the benefit of current events at their disposal.
Jon Stewart has successfully hosted the Daily Show a satire news program/talk show comedy central since 1999. Stewart himself being a former successful stand up comic, uses all the moves that the two comedians do but he, but the is able to adapt them for not only making the people who are live in audience laugh, but also the people at home as well.
This paper will examine how he adapts the conventions of standup comedy into a different medium and how it has made him successful.
The idea that humor is objective and what makes people laugh, or what makes something or somebody "funny," has been a debate almost as long as humor itself. But The fact is, there are people that have been successful with great careers who some would argue meet certain features that in fact connect with and audience and elicits enjoyment.
In Jeannine Schwarz Dissertation on stand up comedians, she focuses on established comedians Jerry Seinfeld and Stephen Write. In his paper he breaks it down by explaining the difference between stand up comedy with such things as regular joke telling, different techniques such as satire, ridicule, and what role the audience plays in the process.
While she makes many good points on the subject he addresses the medium of comedians in a live act on a stage., I would like to see how a comedian uses the moves when he has the benefits from a taped show with the use of visual aides, other comedians to play off of, and the benefit of current events at their disposal.
Jon Stewart has successfully hosted the Daily Show a satire news program/talk show comedy central since 1999. Stewart himself being a former successful stand up comic, uses all the moves that the two comedians do but he, but the is able to adapt them for not only making the people who are live in audience laugh, but also the people at home as well.
This paper will examine how he adapts the conventions of standup comedy into a different medium and how it has made him successful.
C.Hyperbole
Standup comics often use Hyperbole or caricatures to make a simple joke, or something thats not even a joke, funnier. But as noted in the Lit review, its a fine line to take because you have to make sure the audience has a frame of reference for.
In the clip from Americas Got Talent and impressionist does impressions of many famous people with an air of over exaggeration. Though he gets laughs he is walking the fine line of alienating his audience by quoting lines from the movies of some of the actors he is impersonating which many in the audience could not be familiar with.
On TDS, Jon Stewart has a system in place where before he does a caricature or an imitation, he can show the audience not only the person he is imitating, but a particular clip in which he can really exaggerate the finer points of.
As you can see in the clip, after we cut back to Jon Stewart, he immediately elicits laughs from the crowd without saying a word. By mimicking the appearance of the Senator by playing off the clip he just presented to the crowd, it allows him to be more free with Hyperbole, and do it more safely then he would if he was on a stage with no context for the audience to relate to.
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Blog Post 19
What I need to work on for the workshop is pouring through the pages of the dissertation and pull out only the relevant data to my project. I feel that's going to be the hardest thing to accomplish with this project because my literature has so much information to comb through, and I want to stay on topic. My plan for the workshop is to try to separate it into usable categories.
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Blog Post 18
I would give my paper a B to a B+ as I feel my discussion and my evidence is strong, but my introduction and the actual question is weak because I didn't really understand how to present the question. I found that backing up my points was clearly presented in the paper because from the start I knew the point I wanted to make. The only thing I'm worried about is that Dr. Chandler will not understand my question and look at my evidence as not fitting the question.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Blog Post 17
The idea that humor is objective and what makes people laugh, or what makes something or sombody "funny" has been a debate almost as long as humor itself. Bu tthe fact is, there are people that have been successful with great carreres who some would argue meet certain featues that in fact connect with and audiance and illicits enjoyment.
In Mr.x's Disertation on stand up comedians he focuses on established comedians Jery Seinfeld and Stephen Write. he breaks it down by x x x x x and folows why they think
While he makes many good points on the subject he adresses the medium of comediands in a live act on a stage., I would like to see how a comedian uses the moves when he has the benefits from a taped show with the use of visual aides, other comedians to play off of, and current events at their disposal
John Stewart from The Daily Show has successfully transitioned from stand up to comedy show/talk show.
This paper will examine how he adapts the conventions of standup comedy into a fiffrent medijm and how it has made him sucessful.
In Mr.x's Disertation on stand up comedians he focuses on established comedians Jery Seinfeld and Stephen Write. he breaks it down by x x x x x and folows why they think
While he makes many good points on the subject he adresses the medium of comediands in a live act on a stage., I would like to see how a comedian uses the moves when he has the benefits from a taped show with the use of visual aides, other comedians to play off of, and current events at their disposal
John Stewart from The Daily Show has successfully transitioned from stand up to comedy show/talk show.
This paper will examine how he adapts the conventions of standup comedy into a fiffrent medijm and how it has made him sucessful.
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