In Search Of The Comedic
"It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously."
-- Oscar Wilde
I'm still processing the reasons why, but lately, almost all the situations life is throwing at me is filled with people taking themselves so seriously.
That's one reason I like comedians. They do take themselves seriously, or you think they do, for a while, and then in a blink, they don't (or maybe they do but pretend that they don't, you can't be sure). Then you're laughing, and then you know they're right, and then you find out you're laughing not only at others, but at yourself. Insight can be redeeming. Well, sometimes, most especially if you catch it early enough.
"Why so serious?" -- The Joker, from the film The Dark Knight
"Ho, ho. Very funny. Ha, ha. It is to laugh." -- Daffy Duck
-- Oscar Wilde
I'm still processing the reasons why, but lately, almost all the situations life is throwing at me is filled with people taking themselves so seriously.
That's one reason I like comedians. They do take themselves seriously, or you think they do, for a while, and then in a blink, they don't (or maybe they do but pretend that they don't, you can't be sure). Then you're laughing, and then you know they're right, and then you find out you're laughing not only at others, but at yourself. Insight can be redeeming. Well, sometimes, most especially if you catch it early enough.
"Why so serious?" -- The Joker, from the film The Dark Knight
"Ho, ho. Very funny. Ha, ha. It is to laugh." -- Daffy Duck
posted by pgenrestories at 3:58 PM
2 Comments:
And don't forget:
"October 12th 1985. Tonight, a comedian died in New York..."
On a more serious note, have you read "The Napoleon of Notting Hill?" That one has one of the best expositions on comedy and seriousness I have ever read.
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