Encyclopedia - Black Comedy: Encyclopedia - Black Comedy
Black comedy, also known as black humor, is a subgenre of comedy and satire where topics and events normally treated seriously – death,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Comedy - People
Black comedy - Authors. Kathy Acker Charles Bukowski Céline Paddy Cheyefsky Bret Easton Ellis James Gunn Franz Kafka Joe Orton George...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Comedy - Characters
Black Comedy - Brindsley. The main character and lead of the play, Brindsley has about three hundred and fifty lines in he single act o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Humour: Encyclopedia - Humour
Humour (Commonwealth English) or humor (American English) is the ability or quality of people, objects or situations to evoke feelings of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Copycat Suicide: Encyclopedia - Copycat Suicide
A copycat suicide is defined as a duplication or copycat of another suicide that the person attempting suicide knows about either from lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Sheep: Encyclopedia - Black Sheep
Black Sheep may refer to: Black sheep (term), a colloquial term meaning "outsider" Black Sheep (hip-hop group) Black Sheep (rock band) B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cannibal! The Musical: Encyclopedia - Cannibal! The Musical
Cannibal! The Musical is a student film directed by the future creator of South Park, Trey Parker, while studying at the University of Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arsenic And Old Lace Play: Encyclopedia - Arsenic And Old Lace Play
Arsenic and Old Lace is a black comedy play by American playwright Joseph Kesselring, written in 1939. It has become best known through t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amazon Women On The Moon: Encyclopedia - Amazon Women On The Moon
Amazon Women on the Moon is a 1987 movie written by comedy duo Michael Barrie and Jim Mulholland. The film is a compilation of twenty one...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celebrity Film: Encyclopedia - Celebrity Film
Celebrity is a 1998 film written and directed by Woody Allen. Celebrity film - Credits. Directed by: Woody Allen Written by: Woody All...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pat: Encyclopedia - Pat
Pat was an androgynous fictional character created and performed by Julia Sweeney for the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circus Boy: Encyclopedia - Circus Boy
Circus Boy was a television series aired in prime time on both NBC and ABC from 1956 to 1958. It was then syndicated on Saturday mornings...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bus Stop Film: Encyclopedia - Bus Stop Film
Bus Stop, also known as The Wrong Kind of Girl, is a 1956 motion picture directed by Joshua Logan for 20th Century Fox starring Marilyn M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chris Rock: Encyclopedia - Chris Rock
Chris Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian and actor born in Andrews, South Carolina. He grew up in Bedford-Stuy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Country Joe Mcdonald: Encyclopedia - Country Joe Mcdonald
"Country" Joe McDonald (born January 1, 1942 in Washington, D.C.) was the leader and lead singer of the 1960s rock & roll group "Coun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comedy Film: Encyclopedia - Comedy Film
A comedy film is a film laced with humor or that may seek to provoke laughter from the audience. Along with drama, horror and science fic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dead Like Me: Encyclopedia - Dead Like Me
Dead Like Me is a Showtime television comedy-drama created by Bryan Fuller about a group of grim reapers in Seattle, Washington, USA. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comedy: Encyclopedia - Comedy
Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. A re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy Awards: Encyclopedia - British Comedy Awards
The British Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony in the United Kingdom celebrating notable comedians and entertainment performances...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchic Comedy Film: Encyclopedia - Anarchic Comedy Film
Anarchic comedy (or wacky comedy) is a genre of cinema using nonsensical, stream-of-consciousness humor which often lampoons some form of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy: Encyclopedia - British Comedy
British Comedy, in film, radio and television, is known for its consistently quirky characters, plots and settings, and has produced some...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Comedy - Works
Black comedy - Literature. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Considered as a Downhill Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Comedy - People
Black comedy - Authors. Bret Easton Ellis Céline Charles Bukowski Franz Kafka George Orwell Hunter S. Thompson Jim Thompson Joe Orton...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Comedy - People
Black comedy - Authors. Bret Easton Ellis Céline Charles Bukowski James Gunn Franz Kafka George Orwell Hunter S. Thompson Jim Thompso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Comedy - Plot Overview
SPOILER WARNING: Plot elements are divulged! The play begins at 9:30 on a Sunday evening, in the London flat of sculptor Brindsley Miller...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Comedy - Themes Motifs And Symbols
Black Comedy - Themes. Perhaps the principal unifying element of the entire play is its focus on lies and deception. It becomes, in ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Pete: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Pete - Alice Comedies
Black Pete - 1925. Pete first appeared in the Walt Disney-produced 1920s "Alice Comedies" short subject series. He first appeared in Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Humour: Encyclopedia Ii - Humour - Understanding Humour
The term "humour" as formerly applied in comedy referred to the interpenetration of the sublime and the ridiculous. For this reason humou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Humour: Encyclopedia Ii - Humour - Humour Formula
Required components: some surprise, contradiction, ambiguity or paradox. appealing to feelings or to emotions. similar to reality, but n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Copycat Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Copycat Suicide - Factors In Suicide Reporting
Publishing the means of suicides, romanticized and sensationalized reporting, particularly about celebrities, suggestions that there is a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Pete: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Pete - Oswald The Lucky Rabbit
Black Pete - 1927. When Disney needed a villain to place against his new star Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Pete was revived and put in good...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Pete: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Pete - Ancestry And Family
Comic book stories have depicted Pete as being descended from a long line of villains, highwaymen and outlaws. Even historical figures su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Pete: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Pete - Mickey Mouse
He then appeared as Mickey Mouse's enemy beginning with the cartoon Steamboat Willie (1928). In the comics Pete often teams up with Micke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy Awards 2002: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy Awards 2002 - Television And Film
Winners first; nominees indented British Comedy Awards 2002 - Best TV Comedy. The Office Black Books Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mickey Mouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Mickey Mouse - Early Landmarks
Mickey Mouse - First encounter with Black/Peg Leg Pete. The Gallopin' Gaucho was again co-directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mickey Mouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Mickey Mouse - The Icon
Mickey Mouse may be the most recognized symbol of America, except for the flag. For some, he symbolizes the country's cultural imperialis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mickey Mouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Mickey Mouse - Mickey Mouse Bans
In 1935, Romanian authorities banned Mickey Mouse films from cinemas after they feared that children would be scared to see a ten-foot mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mickey Mouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Mickey Mouse - Filmography
Mickey Mouse - Notable Mickey Mouse cartoons and appearances. 1928: Plane Crazy 1928: Steamboat Willie 1929: The Karnival Kid 1929: Ha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mickey Mouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Mickey Mouse - Mouse In Transition
Mickey Mouse - Mickey entering the Depression Era. The twelfth and last Mickey short released during the year was Jungle Rhythm, first ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Budd Dwyer: Encyclopedia Ii - Budd Dwyer - Public Suicide
On January 22, 1987, the day before his sentencing, Dwyer called a press conference to "provide an update on the situation." Many expecte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mickey Mouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Mickey Mouse - Roles
Mickey Mouse - Mickey as a suitor. The Barn Dance, first released on March 14, 1929, would be the first of twelve Mickey shorts release...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mickey Mouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Mickey Mouse - Firsts
Mickey Mouse - First encounter with Horace Horsecollar. Mickey returned to civilian life with The Plow Boy, first released on May 9, 19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Budd Dwyer: Encyclopedia Ii - Budd Dwyer - Controversy And Conviction
During the early 1980s, employees of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania overpaid millions of dollars in FICA taxes. As a result, the Common...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mickey Mouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Mickey Mouse - Creation And Debut
Mickey was created by Ub Iwerks as a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, an earlier star created by the Disney studio. Oswald had al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mickey Mouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Mickey Mouse - Social Impact
Mickey Mouse - Electoral career. In the United States, protest votes are often made in order to indicate dissatisfaction with the slate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Budd Dwyer: Encyclopedia Ii - Budd Dwyer - Aftermath
A number of television stations throughout Pennsylvania carried the press conference live via feed from one of the five news cameras pres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mickey Mouse: Encyclopedia Ii - Mickey Mouse - Later Mickey History
Mickey Mouse - 1930-1950. In his earliest cartoons Mickey was often mischievous and the cartoons sometimes used outhouse humor. As the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Monsieur Verdoux: Encyclopedia Ii - Monsieur Verdoux - Description
It is best described as a black comedy. Charlie Chaplin was the producer, director, lead actor, score composer, and writer. The film does...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ravenous: Encyclopedia Ii - Ravenous - Plot
The film is a black comedy mainly about cannibalism. Set during and immediately after the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), a cowardly so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jack Black Actor: Encyclopedia Ii - Jack Black Actor - Film Work
Black is perhaps best-known in for starring in two music-oriented comedies: his breakout role in the 2000 film High Fidelity, as an obnox...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Some Like It Hot: Encyclopedia Ii - Some Like It Hot - Awards
The film won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White (Orry-Kelly) and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Europe Story: Encyclopedia Ii - Europe Story - Key Themes
The story is a black comedy variant of James' old "international theme" of the Old World vs. the New. The comedy grows bitter, though, as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janeane Garofalo: Encyclopedia Ii - Janeane Garofalo - Entertainment Career
Janeane Garofalo - Comedy. The winner of numerous comedy awards and recognitions, she officially began her career in stand-up comedy in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Entertainment Television: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Entertainment Television - Format
BET was founded by Robert L. Johnson in January of 1980. Johnson was also the chairman and chief executive officer of BET until handing o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christopher Collins: Encyclopedia Ii - Christopher Collins - Stand-up Comedy Career
Collins' stand-up career peaked in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when he performed in most of the major comedy venues in the United Sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - House Of 1000 Corpses: Encyclopedia Ii - House Of 1000 Corpses - Stylistic Elements
House of 1000 Corpses - Black Humor. While perhaps not a full-fledged black comedy, House of 1,000 Corpses keeps the tone of the movie ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fabliau: Encyclopedia Ii - Fabliau - Example Tales
In "L'enfant de neige" ("The snow baby"), we hear a tale of black comedy. A merchant returns home after an absence of two years to find h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Viacom: Encyclopedia Ii - Viacom - Assets
This is a summary of the main Viacom divisions. For detailed assets see List of assets owned by Viacom. Film Production and Distribution...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dooley Wilson: Encyclopedia Ii - Dooley Wilson - Career
Wilson worked in black theatre in Chicago and New York from 1908 to the 1930s, in motion pictures and Broadway musicals from the 1930s to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chester Brown: Encyclopedia Ii - Chester Brown - Early Years
He made his debut in comics with a self-published mini-comic called Yummy Fur, later published as a full size comic, initially reprinting...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Born Yesterday: Encyclopedia Ii - Born Yesterday - 1950 Film
The play was adapted into a 1950 comedy film, Born Yesterday (1950), by Albert Mannheimer, which was directed by George Cukor. It stars J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Jokes: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Jokes - Everyday Soviet Life
Some jokes ridiculed the level of political indoctrination in the educational system of the Soviet Union: "My wife has been going to coo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Jokes: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Jokes - Puns
Like everywhere else, a good deal of jokes in Russia are based on puns. Of course, 95% of humour is lost in translation, but... (L) The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Jokes: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Jokes - University Students
The life of most Russian university students is often associated with a lack of money, hunger, and other miserable conditions for many pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - What's Up Doc? 1972 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - What's Up Doc? 1972 Film - Background Of The Production
The film came about as the result of a disastrous, aborted effort to film an adaptation of the black comedy novel A Glimpse of Tiger by H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Jokes: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Jokes - Inner Voice
The "inner voice" series, often set within the framework of cowboys, has a typical template: the inner voice gives a series of smart advi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Jokes: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Jokes - Taboo Vocabulary
Obscene slang known as mat is the salt and pepper of the vast majority of Russian joke narration. Unfortunately this aspect is nearly imp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Igby Goes Down: Encyclopedia Ii - Igby Goes Down - Plot
Igby Goes Down follows the life of Igby Slocumb (Kieran Culkin) the dissatisfied son of a wealthy family, who after a series of less-than...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dylan Moran: Encyclopedia Ii - Dylan Moran - Quotes
Interviews ON LOVE: "Money can't buy you love, but it can get you some really good chocolate ginger biscuits." ON HIS STYLE OF COMEDY: "I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Double Indemnity: Encyclopedia Ii - Double Indemnity - Awards
Double Indemnity was listed at number 38 on the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 American films of all time. It was nominate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Jokes: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Jokes - Stereotypes
Russian jokes - Fixed characters. Standartenführer Stirlitz, alias Colonel Isayev is a character from a Soviet TV series (based on a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Jokes: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Jokes - Stereotypes
Russian jokes - Fixed characters. Standartenführer Stirlitz, alias Colonel Isayev is a character from the Soviet TV series “Sevente...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Jokes: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Jokes - Political Jokes
Every nation is fond of this category, but in the Soviet Union telling political jokes was in a sense an extreme sport (like mountaineeri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Jokes: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Jokes - Political Jokes
Every nation is fond of this category, but in the Soviet Union telling political jokes was in a sense an extreme sport (like mountaineeri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Russian Jokes: Encyclopedia Ii - Russian Jokes - Political Jokes
Every nation is fond of this category, but in the Soviet Union telling political jokes was in a sense an extreme sport (like mountaineeri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stephen Chow: Encyclopedia Ii - Stephen Chow - Professional Career
He learned his trade at the Shaw Brothers TVB acting school, and co-hosted a popular Hong Kong children's program, 430 Shuttle, as a char...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sherilyn Fenn: Encyclopedia Ii - Sherilyn Fenn - Acting Career
Sherilyn Fenn - Early career. The sultry, feline, versatile Sherilyn Fenn began her career with a number of B-movies including teen-fan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pulp Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Pulp Fiction - Storylines
Half film noir and half black comedy, Pulp Fiction weaves through the intersecting storylines of Los Angeles gangsters, fringe characters...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maila Nurmi: Encyclopedia Ii - Maila Nurmi - As Vampira
The idea for the Vampira character was born in 1953 when she caught the attention of a television producer Hunt Stromberg Jr. with her ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bogan: Encyclopedia Ii - Bogan - Elements Of The Stereotype
The stereotype of a bogan is essentially the same as the British stereotype of a chav or the American white trash, with some specific Aus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Maritato: Encyclopedia Ii - James Maritato - Career
In high school, Maritato was an outstanding amateur wrestler from the state of New York. He was trained as a professional by the legendar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The White Horse Inn: Encyclopedia Ii - The White Horse Inn - Film Adaptations
A scene from the 1994 alternative version A post-war Argentinian movie in Spanish, La Hostería del caballito blanco, was directed by Be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Red Green Show: Encyclopedia Ii - The Red Green Show - The Show
The show, a parody of home improvement and do it yourself and fishing and outdoors shows (particularly the Red Fisher Show), is essential...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Red Skelton Show: Encyclopedia Ii - The Red Skelton Show - Format During The 1960s
In 1963, the program was again expanded to a full hour and remained in this longer format for the balance of its CBS run. The format of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Full Blooded Italians: Encyclopedia Ii - Full Blooded Italians - In Ecw
Full Blooded Italians was a comedy stable that put Little Guido alongside a black wrestler (J.T. Smith), an obese wrestler (Val Puccio), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lds Cinema: Encyclopedia Ii - Lds Cinema - History Of Lds Cinema
Films about Latter-day Saints are nothing new. The first feature-length documentary ever made (and the sixth feature-length film made in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harlem Renaissance: Encyclopedia Ii - Harlem Renaissance - Notable Figures And Their Works
Harlem Renaissance - Novels. Sherwood Anderson — Dark Laughter (1925) Jessie Redmon Fauset — There is Confusion (1924), Plum Bun (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chicken: Encyclopedia Ii - Chicken - History
The first pictures of chickens in Europe are found on Corinthian pottery of the 7th century BC. The poet Cratinus (mid-5th century BC, ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sunset Boulevard 1950 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Sunset Boulevard 1950 Film - Awards
Sunset Boulevard won Academy Awards in the categories of: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White (Hans Dreier, John Meehan, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lenore The Cute Little Dead Girl: Encyclopedia Ii - Lenore The Cute Little Dead Girl - Basics
The comic primarily tells of the adventures of the title character, Lenore, and her variety of friends. The primary focus of the comic is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comedy Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Comedy Film - History
The very first movies to be produced was Thomas Edison's kinetoscope of his assistant Fred Ott in Record of a Sneeze. This could also be ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Musical Theatre: Encyclopedia Ii - Musical Theatre - History
Musical theatre - In the beginning. The first theater piece that conforms to the modern conception of a musical is generally considered...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of United States Cable And Satellite Television Networks: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of United States Cable And Satellite Television Networks - Gender Ethnicity And Sexual Orientation-specific
List of United States cable and satellite television networks - Men. MavTV The Men's Channel List of United States cable and satelli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episodes: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Episodes - Season 8 / Sci-fi Channel 1996-97
801 Revenge of the Creature (1955, B&W, 3-D, Universal) (2/1/97) The first sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon, in which the cre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Red Green Show: Encyclopedia Ii - The Red Green Show - History Of The Show
Smith originally created the character of Red Green for his 1979-1985 sketch comedy series Smith & Smith, as a parody of the long-run...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy Awards 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy Awards 2000 - Television And Film
Winners first; nominees indented British Comedy Awards 2000 - Best TV Comedy. dinnerladies The League of Gentlemen The Royle Family ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - Comedy - Derivation
The word "comedy" is derived from the Greek κωμοιδια, which is a compound either of κωμος (revel) and ωιδος (singer), o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Cosby Show: Encyclopedia Ii - The Cosby Show - Awards & Nominations
The Cosby Show - Awards Won. Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series (1985) Golden Globe Awards Best TV Series-Comedy (1985) Best Perf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy - Film Comedy
British comedy films are legion, but among the most notable are the Ealing comedies, the 1950s satires of the Boulting Brothers, and innu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black: Encyclopedia Ii - Black - Usage Symbolism Colloquial Expressions
In the Western world, black is most often used with a negative connotation. The reasons for this are various, but the most widely accepte...   » Read the article