Comedy Essays Samples That Help You Write Better, Faster & with Gusto

The medium in which a particular story gets published is extremely critical for its success. A medium determines the manner in which a particular character from a story communicates with its viewers or readers. The effectiveness of the story as well as the cult status that a character enjoys in the public is also fully dependant on the media in which the story is first published. Each time a media remediation takes place; most themes from the original media are either completely changed or modified in order to fit a number of criteria. In case of Superman, the character Continue reading...

The compare and contrast paper analyses three works. These works are; In Plain Arabic, Ring Seller, and also The King is the King. The three works are analyzed in terms of comedy and also popular culture. Comedy illustrates a piece of work that generally aims at being humorous and amusing through generating laughter. Comedy is generally applied by theatre, stand-up comedy, film and television. Comedy is historically significant because it is illustrated in Ancient Greece. Athenian democracy greatly improved voters’ public opinion through political satire illustrated by comic poets during theater shows. The Greek comedy category was theatrically dramatic, Continue reading...

William Shakespeare’s early plays were published seven years after his death, in 1623 (“The First Folio of Shakespeare”). The Folio edition included thirty-six plays and consisted of a compilation by Shakespeare and two of his contemporaries, Henry Condell, and John Heminges. Of these, the plays were categorized into three primary groups, tragedies, comedies, and the histories, also referred to as the ‘English history plays.’

What is a Shakespeare history play?

Historic plays date back to Athenian theater, when historical facts merged with mythical elements (Colette Hemingway). Shakespeare’s historical plays, although primarily based on historical information, used considerable poetic license. Shakespeare’s earlier plays Continue reading...

Every last bit of human expression, be it verbal, written, or otherwise drawn or handcrafted, is a story in the telling. From what we say to what we do there is an inherent tale in every breath and every last stroke of the brush, pen, pencil, or other type of stylus, a symphony of words, sounds, and images that are meant to convey meaning regarding one subject or another in regards to what the creator of said work is attempting to convey. Whether or not that meaning is taken in the same context as it meant is always up Continue reading...

The 1871 comic, “Thievery,” penned by Thomas Nast, was one of its kind at the time. Nast had set his sights on satirically righting many wrongs specified by the government at the time, using comics to draw attention to the heinous acts being perpetrated on the American public. Moreover, he used humor to shed light on the marginalized portion of society who was being persecuted by law enforcement, often for doing the same as the rich, but only to survive rather than to live more lavishly . While there were many comics of this sort released during this time that Continue reading...

Background

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a single-camera, situational comedy set in a police department in Brooklyn, New York City. The series, aired by Fox television, follows the lives of oddball detectives and a quirky office clerk under a new leadership after the appointment of the precinct’s new captain. The main characters in the show are Detective Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg), Det. Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz), Det. Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero), Det. Charles Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio), Det. Hitchock (Dirk Blocker), and Det. Scully (Joel McKinnon Miller), Sergeant Terry Jeffords (Terry Crews), Gina Linetti (Chelsea Peretti), and Captain Ray Holt (Andre Continue reading...

The sound bites for an entertainment event held at Lorain hotel in the old city of Alexandria, Egypt on 2/2/2015.

Many people attended the entertainment hosted by the local government. The purpose was purely for entertainment. The entire coverage was based on the old town of Alexandria.
Many famous people attended the event. However, this was not a place for speeches. As the posters indicated, people were to come and get entertained to feel the life in Alexandria. Everyone including senior guests and the middle-class persons were incorporated in the tune of the day.
The well known musicians with outstanding skills saw the success of the entire program. Sir Greg dominated in music. His art of performance overwhelmed everyone. Continue reading...

Dante’s allegorical epic the Divine Comedy is written in vernacular Italian in cantos ranging from 131 to 156 lines and is composed in the rhyming scheme known as the terza rima. The structure of the terza rima is aba bcb cdc and so on. The Divine Comedy is divided into three canticles or sections. The first section is named the Inferno or the hell, the second the Purgatory, and the third the Paradise. Each canticle has 33 cantos, with an introductory canto in the Inferno making 100 cantos in total-- the divine number three is present through-out the Continue reading...

Twelfth Night or What You Will is certainly the most charming, symphonic and proficient of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies. It has an existing ambience of ecstasy and delight. The title has great significance as the twelfth night, in the Christian calendar, is the twelfth day from the Christmas, which falls on the sixth of January when the festival of Epiphany is celebrated with great mirth and festivity. The play was composed to be staged in Court of Queen Elizabeth on the twelfth night after Christmas and therefore the play has been named as Twelfth Night. The chief characteristics of Continue reading...

F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
F.R.I.E.N.D.S. is one of the milestones in the history of television programs. The show took the world by storm. The characters went on to become iconic ones. The show has seen many reruns on television channels across all these years. The ten seasons of the show have left an everlasting mark on the minds and hearts of the avid audience who never forgot to tune in to the television channel at the time of the show.
This show is a story of six friends who lives and events constitute the episodes of the show. The quintessential dose of Continue reading...

In “Superman and Me”, Native American writer Sherman Alexie describes his early development as a reader, and how a comic book played an influential role helping in turning him into a writer. Alexie grew up on an Indian reservation. Although his parents struggled to find suitable employment, his father was an avid reader, who encouraged him to love books. His father loved all kinds of books, and Alexie grew up in a bibliophile environment. Although he does not remember much about that first Superman comic book, he does remember a specific moment when reading and writing started to make Continue reading...

The down street comedy show last weekend was one of the most eventful shows I have ever seen. From outside, one could see already bright faces as people moved hastily to be in the theatre on time. The security men worked with absolute coordination and professionalism to ensure that all the fans were seated by eight o’clock. Inside the theatre, the light was deem with neon lights rotating and illuminating different sections differently. The color mix in the light created a relaxing environment that was serene that one felt calm. The seats were well arranged, and everyone inclined Continue reading...

Dante and Chaucer wrote works of art, which can be considered as “journey” literature, where the metaphor lies on the life, physical and spiritual journeys that the characters in the poems embark on.
Dante and Chaucer both showcased real people in their works, but they were successful in hiding their identities and fictionalizing their characters to save them from the social or religious repercussions that so inflicted people those days. For example, Dante mentioned past and present sinners in his Hell, while Chaucer parodied the shallowness of virtue and hypocrisy of people who were on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. Continue reading...

Probability is used to define the process of quantifying the likelihood of an event occurring. An event defines the results of an experiment. Probability is computed by dividing the number of count of an event occurring divided by the total possible outcomes.
A is the event of the episode containing sexual behavior is 338. The total number of episodes is 959. P (A) is obtained to be 0.352.

Question (b)

C defines the event that the episode is a comedy. The total number of episodes that are in the category comedy is 195. The total number of episodes in the experiment Continue reading...

The visual media accounts for the highest percentage of media that people access in their day-to-day business. It comprises of various content from across the media world; arts, business, politics among others. However, there are a number of publications, print and visual, which targets a certain medium with the aim of creating jokes or entertain people. Such form of media categories under satire and parody. People confuse the two words as one in all, but there is a slight difference. Satire is a literature that uses imitation and humor to ridicule and attack an individuals’ character, moral (Satire/Parody/Pastiche, 2015). Continue reading...

The films Toys Story trilogy comprises three comic movies ( Toys story1-1995, Toys Story 2-1999, and Toys Story 3-2000. The film directed by Ash Brannon, John Lasseter bringing forth exciting comic movies. Where Pixar uses the art of computer graphics in revealing the secrets life of Toys when they are left alone without anybody watching them (Darla & Unkrich, 2010). The characters are Buzz Lightyear being played by Tim Allen; Sheriff Woody being played by Tom Hankes and the Slinky Dog being played by Jim Varey, Jessie being played by Joan Cusack. The toy incidentally, faces several issues that require quick Continue reading...

“The Act” is an American short film shot in 2004 by Susan Kraker and Pi Ware. The film lasting eight minutes represents a piece of life of Rosy Marconi, a stand-up comedian who makes the audience laugh but she herself comes home and cry. She has a secret which she transformed into a source of laughter.
The film starts with a bright voice of the show host presenting his next comedian so the audience is prepared for a good mood. Meanwhile it sees a woman behind the scene who does not seem relaxed at all – her pose hints at Continue reading...

Community, the NBC sitcom that follows the happenings in the ‘fake’ Spanish study group of Greendale community college. The study group comprises of people who are completely different from each other and is mostly about how they face challenges, bicker with each other and finally stay as a close knit group. It is a sitcom that through its characters, mainly Abed and Troy makes fun of the conventions of television and sitcoms but also employs most of the tropes that make up a traditional television comedy. The sitcom mocks the conventional portrayal of minority characters in sitcoms by embodying Continue reading...

Analysis Paper

Little Miss Sunshine, a film directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, is a heart-warming tale about the value of family. Although the film touches on numerous social and political issues, it is the thread of family that unites the entire narrative. From an all-star cast to brilliant screenwriting, this film demonstrates the beauty and power of fiction as a means to reveal personal and social truths.
No story is truly successful without a strong cast of characters. The most important element of these characters is that they be developed and relatable. Little Miss Sunshine rises to this occasion Continue reading...

On March 29 I went to see “I Love Lucy Live” at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville. My seat was in the lower balcony and afforded a great view of the stage. The theater had excellent sound and lighting and the show was very enjoyable and the accommodations comfortable. The show starred Thea Brooks as Lucy Ricardo (Lucille Ball) and Euriamis Losada as Ricky (Desi Arnaz). Rounding out the famous foursome are Lori Hammel as Ethel and Kevin Remington as Fred. The play is directed by Rick Sparks and it is adapted from the television series and produced Continue reading...