The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

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August 11, 2014 Creating a character with Graham Fellows
In what ways do comedians exploit regional variety in the creation of comedy?
5 min
August 11, 2014 Transcript -- Creating a character with Graham Fellows
In what ways do comedians exploit regional variety in the creation of comedy?
0 min
August 11, 2014 Social Class with Charlie Higson
How is social class used as a topic for comedy, and what part do social dialects play in the generation of humour?
4 min
August 11, 2014 Transcript -- Social Class with Charlie Higson
How is social class used as a topic for comedy, and what part do social dialects play in the generation of humour?
0 min
August 11, 2014 Innuendo with David McGilivray
How comedians exploit the ambiguities of language in the production of innuendo and similar forms of language play.
5 min
August 11, 2014 Transcript -- Innuendo with David McGilivray
How comedians exploit the ambiguities of language in the production of innuendo and similar forms of language play.
0 min
August 11, 2014 Cross Cultural Humour with Henning Wehn
How comedians play with cultural stereotypes as a source of humour,
4 min
August 11, 2014 Transcript -- Cross Cultural Humour with Henning Wehn
How comedians play with cultural stereotypes as a source of humour,
0 min
August 11, 2014 Catchphrases with Charlie Higson
Charlie Higson discusses Steve Martin's catchphrases and introduces clip from Fast Show's Downton Abbey spoof
4 min
August 11, 2014 Transcript -- Catchphrases with Charlie Higson
Charlie Higson discusses Steve Martin's catchphrases and introduces clip from Fast Show's Downton Abbey spoof
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About The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

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How do we use language in comedy? What is the social importance of comedy? What are the techniques used with language to create different types of humour? This series looks at how entertainers manipulate language to generate humour, and what this reveals about the nature of comedy and its function in society.

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