comedy

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Comedy

In this lesson we will be looking at three kinds of comedy:

- comedy from the past

- modern comedy

- stand-up comedy

What kinds of comedy do you watch? Consider comedians or series, for example.

Comedy from the past

Watch the first video.

What aspect of British society is this making fun of?

What are these videos making fun of? Why do you think these were so popular in the seventies/eighties?

Which video did you think was funniest?

1. Keeping up appearances
2. Blackadder
3. Fawlty Towers
4. None of them were funny

Modern comedy

Now two extracts which are a lot more modern. 

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Did you think these two were funnier than the 'old comedy'? Why (not)?

Now let's look at some stand-up comedy

How does stand-up comedy differ from the other comedy we've watched?

Do you think it's allowed to make jokes on the Holocaust?

YES

NO

Watch the discussion with Ricky Gervais on a talkshow

What do you think of the points he makes?

Which of the videos did you find funniest?

Fawlty Towers

Keeping up appearances

Blackadder

Kevin Hart

Gabriel Iglesias

Ricky Gervais

Modern Family

Brooklyn 9-9