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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - List Of United States Comedy Films: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of United States Comedy Films - Short Comedy Films
List of United States comedy films - 1890s. Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894) Robetta and Doretto (1895) Watering the Gard...   » 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 - British Comedy Awards 1999: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy Awards 1999 - Television Radio And Film
Winners first; nominees indented British Comedy Awards 1999 - Best TV Sitcom. The Royle Family Gimme Gimme Gimme Spaced British ...   » 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 - 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 - Cinderella: Encyclopedia - Cinderella
Cinderella is a popular fairy tale; embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward, which received lit...   » 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 - Culture Of Canada: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Canada
It has been said that Canadian culture rests solely in the effort to distinguish itself from its southern neighbour, the United States. H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy Awards 2003: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy Awards 2003 - Television And Film
Winners first; nominees indented British Comedy Awards 2003 - Best Comedy Entertainment Programme. Friday Night with Jonathan Ross An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Billy Connolly: Encyclopedia - Billy Connolly
William "Billy" Connolly, CBE, D.Litt (born November 24, 1942) is a comedian, musician, presenter, and actor. He is sometimes known, espe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rita: Encyclopedia - Rita
Rita can mean: Rita, name on the list of tropical cyclone names for storms in the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Rita, a major Category 5 an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy Awards 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy Awards 2004 - Television And Film
Winners first; nominees indented British Comedy Awards 2004 - Best Comedy Entertainment Programme. Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Comedies: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Comedies - Theatrical Comedies
List of comedies - France. La Puce à l'Oreille (trans. "A Flea in Her Ear") by Georges Feydeau List of comedies - Russia. The Gov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Comedies: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Comedies - Television Comedies
List of comedies - Australia. All Together Now (sitcom) Aunty Jack (satire/sketch comedy) Australia, You're Standing In It (sketch com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy Awards 2005: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy Awards 2005 - Television And Film
Winners first; nominees indented British Comedy Awards 2005 - Best Comedy Entertainment Programme. The X Factor (ITV1) Ant and Dec's ...   » 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 - Screwball Comedy Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Screwball Comedy Film - Examples Of The Genre From Its Classic Period
Other films from this period in other genres incorporate elements of the screwball comedy. For example, Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 thriller ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London In Film: Encyclopedia Ii - London In Film - Ealing Comedies
The Ealing comedies of the 1940s and 1950s made particularly good use of locations in the city. Hue and Cry (1947) and Passport to Pimlic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Comedy Awards 2001: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy Awards 2001 - Television Radio And Film
Winners first; nominees indented British Comedy Awards 2001 - Best New TV Comedy. The Office Human Remains The Sketch Show Britis...   » 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 - British Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy - Radio
Radio comedy in Britain has been almost exclusively the preserve of the BBC, and a number of British radio comedies achieved considerable...   » 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 - British Comedy: Encyclopedia Ii - British Comedy - Television
Although many popular shows of recent years began life on BBC radio, there have been many successful and influential series which were de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London In Film: Encyclopedia Ii - London In Film - Pre-victorian London
London in the Elizabethan Era has often been portrayed in films, including Fire Over England (1937), The Private Lives of Elizabeth and E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London In Film: Encyclopedia Ii - London In Film - 20th Century
Edwardian London has been depicted in several films, notably the Ealing comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets in 1949, the Merchant Ivory E.M. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London In Film: Encyclopedia Ii - London In Film - Romantic London
The city has often been used as the backdrop for romances like Indiscreet (1958) with Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman and A Touch of Class ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London In Film: Encyclopedia Ii - London In Film - Victorian London
One of the most popular images of the city is the Victorian era of Charles Dickens, Jack the Ripper and Sherlock Holmes. There have been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London In Film: Encyclopedia Ii - London In Film - Science Fiction
Nigel Kneale's Quatermass films and television series helped to popularise London as the setting for science fiction stories. The Quaterm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London In Film: Encyclopedia Ii - London In Film - Criminals
Historic periods in the city's underworld have been portrayed in a small number of films. Examples include Where's Jack? (17th century), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London In Film: Encyclopedia Ii - London In Film - London Underground
London's subway system the Underground or 'Tube', has featured in several films. The plot of the 1998 film Sliding Doors hinges on whethe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Carrey: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Carrey - Film Career
Carrey made a forgettable film debut in Rubberface (1981). Four years later, he had a starring role in the dark comedy Once Bitten as Mar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London In Film: Encyclopedia Ii - London In Film - The Other Side Of London
A number of films have depicted the underbelly of the city away from the familiar tourist sites. Examples of these include Up the Junctio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - London In Film: Encyclopedia Ii - London In Film - Kids London
London has been a popular location for childrens' (and especially Disney) films over the last 40 years. The animated features Peter Pan (...   » 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 - London In Film: Encyclopedia Ii - London In Film - Thrillers
Alfred Hitchcock probably started the fashion for using London landmarks for spy films, starting with Blackmail in 1929, which was set en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Carrey: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Carrey - Starting In Comedy
Carrey dropped out of high school at the age of 16 and began to work in comedy clubs with an act that included impersonations of celebrit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Comedies: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Comedies - Radio Comedies
List of comedies - Canada. Double Exposure Frantic Times The Royal Canadian Air Farce Spring Thaw Great Conversations with Joseph the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Improvisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Improvisation - Comedy
See main article - Improvisational comedy Improvisation is also performed as an art form itself in theatres around the world, sometimes w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Carrey: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Carrey - Personal Life
Carrey has been married twice, first to Melissa Womer with whom he had a daughter, Jane, then to actress Lauren Holly in a marriage that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jim Carrey: Encyclopedia Ii - Jim Carrey - Childhood
Carrey was born and grew up in the Toronto suburb of Newmarket, Ontario to a family with some French Canadian roots (the original surname...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinderella: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinderella - Discussion
The glass slipper is unique to Perrault's version; in other versions of the tale it may be made of other materials (in the version record...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Improvisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Improvisation - Comedy
See main article - Improvisational comedy Improvisation is also performed as an art form itself in theatres around the world, sometimes w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Canada - Film And Television
Main article: Cinema of Canada. See also Cinema of Quebec. The Canadian film market was dominated by the American film industry for decad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinderella: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinderella - Plot
The familiar plot revolves around a girl deprived of her rightful station in the family and given the cruel nickname "Cinderella" by her ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Improvisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Improvisation - Musical Improvisation
Jazz and bluegrass are well-known for using improvisation. It features in many kinds of traditional music, including flamenco, pygmy and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Improvisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Improvisation - Theater
See main article - Improvisational theater Improvisation is a common tool for many actors. It is a staple of drama and theater classes at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Films Considered The Worst Ever: Encyclopedia Ii - Films Considered The Worst Ever - B-movies
While B-movies are not generally accepted as fine cinema in the first place, some of the films from this genre have seemingly transcended...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Films Considered The Worst Ever: Encyclopedia Ii - Films Considered The Worst Ever - Musicians And Musicals
For one reason or another, singers and musicians sometimes attempt a second career in film. Sometimes this works well enough that the sta...   » 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 - Films Considered The Worst Ever: Encyclopedia Ii - Films Considered The Worst Ever - What Makes A Film Worst Ever?
"Considered the worst ever" must be taken with a grain of salt. In all fairness, some of the movies listed here may be mediocre rather th...   » 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 - Christopher Collins: Encyclopedia Ii - Christopher Collins - Other Film And Television Work
Later in the 1980s, Collins began working as Christopher Collins and acted in many live-action television series and motion pictures. He ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Canada - Canadian Theatre
Canada has a thriving stage theatre scene, especially in Southern Ontario. Theatre festivals draw many tourists in the summer months, esp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Canada - Music
Canada has developed its own brands of traditional music, including the French, Irish and Scottish-derived Cape Breton fiddle music of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Canada - Symbols
Official symbols of Canada include the maple leaf, beaver, and common loon. Many official symbols of the country such as the Flag of Cana...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Canada - Canadian Theatre
Canada has a thriving stage theatre scene, especially in Southern Ontario and in Quebec. Theatre festivals draw many tourists in the summ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Improvisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Improvisation - Musical Improvisation
Jazz and bluegrass are well-known for using improvisation. It features in many kinds of traditional music, including flamenco, pygmy and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Improvisation: Encyclopedia Ii - Improvisation - Theater
See main article - Improvisational theater Improvisation is a common tool for many actors. It is a staple of drama and theater classes at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Films That Have Been Considered The Greatest Ever: Encyclopedia Ii - Films That Have Been Considered The Greatest Ever - Films That Are Considered The Greatest In Their Particular Genre
Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Animation. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) is the highest-grossing animated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Films That Have Been Considered The Greatest Ever: Encyclopedia Ii - Films That Have Been Considered The Greatest Ever - In Particular Countries
Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Australia. Mad Max: voted the best Australian film ever by the Australian Film Ins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Films That Have Been Considered The Greatest Ever: Encyclopedia Ii - Films That Have Been Considered The Greatest Ever - Films That Have Received The Most Academy Awards
Ever since their inception in 1928, the Academy Awards (the "Oscars") have been seen as the most significant of the film award ceremonies...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Films That Have Been Considered The Greatest Ever: Encyclopedia Ii - Films That Have Been Considered The Greatest Ever - Biggest Box Office Successes
Films that have been considered the greatest ever - Worldwide highest grossing films Not adjusted for inflation[4]. Titanic (1997) $1,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of Canada - Comedy
Main article: Canadian humour Canadian TV is noted for cutting political satire such as This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Rick Mercer Report, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christopher Collins: Encyclopedia Ii - Christopher Collins - Early Life And Career
Collins was born Christopher Lawrence Latta in Orange, New Jersey and grew up in the Morningside Heights section of Manhattan, New York C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christopher Collins: Encyclopedia Ii - Christopher Collins - Voice Work
In 1983, Collins started voicing the Cobra Commander for a five-part "G. I. Joe" animated mini-series. In 1984, he reprised the role for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Films That Have Been Considered The Worst Ever: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Films That Have Been Considered The Worst Ever - Musicians And Musicals
For one reason or another, singers and musicians sometimes attempt a second career in film. Sometimes this works well enough that the sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Films That Have Been Considered The Worst Ever: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Films That Have Been Considered The Worst Ever - B-movies
While B-movies are not generally accepted as fine cinema in the first place, some of the films from this genre have seemingly transcended...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Films That Have Been Considered The Worst Ever: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Films That Have Been Considered The Worst Ever - What Makes A Film Worst Ever?
"Considered the worst ever" must be taken with a grain of salt. In all fairness, some of the movies listed here may be mediocre rather th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Billy Connolly: Encyclopedia Ii - Billy Connolly - Early Life
Billy Connolly was born in Glasgow, Scotland to Mary and William Connolly, the son of an Irish immigrant. Connolly was brought up in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Billy Connolly: Encyclopedia Ii - Billy Connolly - Career
Billy Connolly - Folk music. Together with Tam Harvey he started a group called the Humblebums, which later included Gerry Rafferty. Co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janeane Garofalo: Encyclopedia Ii - Janeane Garofalo - Filmography
Janeane Garofalo - Movies. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) (voice) Late for Dinner (1991) That's What Women Want (1992) Reality Bites (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laurel And Hardy: Encyclopedia Ii - Laurel And Hardy - Laurel And Hardy Together
Laurel and Hardy - Hal Roach years. The first encounter of the two comedians in a film took place in The Lucky Dog (1921). They first a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laurel And Hardy: Encyclopedia Ii - Laurel And Hardy - Laurel And Hardy Together
Laurel and Hardy - Hal Roach years. The first encounter of the two comedians in a film took place in A Lucky Dog (1921). They later app...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janeane Garofalo: Encyclopedia Ii - Janeane Garofalo - Politics
Garofalo has been open and outspoken regarding her political views, appearing in the past with figures such as Ralph Nader (whom she supp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laurel And Hardy: Encyclopedia Ii - Laurel And Hardy - Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel (June 16, 1890 - February 23, 1965) was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Ulverston, Lancashire (now Ulverston, Cumbria), Engl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinema Of Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinema Of Italy - Early Years
The Italian film industry took shape between 1903 and 1908, led by three major companies - the Roman Cines, the Ambrosio of Turin and Ita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laurel And Hardy: Encyclopedia Ii - Laurel And Hardy - Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel (June 16, 1890 - February 23, 1965) was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in Ulverston, Lancashire (now Ulverston, Cumbria), Engl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 63rd Golden Globe Awards Nominees: Encyclopedia Ii - 63rd Golden Globe Awards Nominees - Television Awards
63rd Golden Globe Awards nominees - Best Series - Drama. Commander in Chief ABC, Touchstone Television Grey's Anatomy ABC, Touchstone ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinema Of Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinema Of Italy - The Crisis Of The 80's
Between the late 70's and mid-80's, Italian cinema endured a long period of crisis. During this time, "art films" became increasingly iso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arts In Birmingham: Encyclopedia Ii - Arts In Birmingham - Film
The Electric Cinema on Station street is the oldest working Cinema in the UK and was once reputedly a haunt of George Bernard Shaw. Alber...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinema Of Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinema Of Italy - 1990 To Today
A new generation of directors has helped return Italian cinema to a healthy level since the end of the 80's. The sign-bearer for this ren...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinema Of Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinema Of Italy - Introduction Of Sound
Despite the introduction of sound, economic problems stemming from World War I caused the quality of Italian films to decline. It was onl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinema Of Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinema Of Italy - The Spaghetti Western
At the same time, another genre, the Spaghetti Western began to achieve great success, not only in Italy, but throughout the world. These...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong Action Cinema: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong Action Cinema - The Kung Fu Wave
The early 1970s saw the wuxia (martial arts swordplay) movies of the late 1960s giving way to a related martial arts genre, the kung fu m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Time Travel In Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - Time Travel In Fiction - Television
Several television series use time travel as part of their central theme: Doctor Who (1963–1989, 2005–) The 4400 (2004–) Life on M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hong Kong Action Cinema: Encyclopedia Ii - Hong Kong Action Cinema - Influence In The West
All of these developments not only made Hong Kong the dominant cinema in East Asia, but reawakened Western interest. Jackie Chan and film...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Laurel And Hardy: Encyclopedia Ii - Laurel And Hardy - Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy (January 18, 1892 - August 7, 1957) was born Norvell Hardy in Harlem, Georgia, near Augusta. When he turned 18, he changed h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinema Of Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinema Of Italy - Pink Neorealism And Comedy
It has been said that after "Umberto D." nothing more could be added to neorealism. Whether because of this, or for other reasons, neorea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinema Of Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinema Of Italy - Renowned Figures
Cinema of Italy - Directors. List of film directors from Italy Cinema of Italy - Actors and Actresses. List of actors from Italy f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arts In Birmingham: Encyclopedia Ii - Arts In Birmingham - Popular Music
Although its music scene is not as renowned as those of Liverpool or Manchester, Birmingham has had a vibrant and varied musical history ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arts In Birmingham: Encyclopedia Ii - Arts In Birmingham - Music Festivals
Jazz is popular in the city. The Birmingham International Jazz Festival takes place annually and is the largest of its kind in the UK. Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arts In Birmingham: Encyclopedia Ii - Arts In Birmingham - Classical Music
The Birmingham Triennial Music Festival took place from 1784 - 1912 and was considered the grandest of its kind throughout Britain. Music...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arts In Birmingham: Encyclopedia Ii - Arts In Birmingham - Literature
Many famous literary figures have been associated with Birmingham: W. H. Auden grew up in Harborne, Birmingham, and his poem Letter to L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arts In Birmingham: Encyclopedia Ii - Arts In Birmingham - Theatre
Kenneth Peacock Tynan is possibly Brums most famous character linked to the Theatrical scene. There are many theatres in Birmingham. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arts In Birmingham: Encyclopedia Ii - Arts In Birmingham - Visual Art
Arts in Birmingham - History. David Cox was a famous Birmingham watercolour artist and President of the Associated Artists in Water Col...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arts In Birmingham: Encyclopedia Ii - Arts In Birmingham - Festivals And Shows
Birmingham is home to many national, religious and spiritual festivals including a St. George's Day party and the third largest St. Patri...   » Read the article