Bad Comedy, Bad Conceptual Art, Good Comedy, Good Conceptual Art.
There was an exhibition in London
earlier this year of conceptual artists who use glass. Well, to be
honest, it was an exhibition of conceptual artists who ask skilled
crasftmen to make things. And one of the exhibits was an internal
combustion engine made of glass. "Oh how clever. Oh how
interesting. A robust thing made of a delicate material. "Now that is
a concept worthy of the name." the critics blathered. Opposite
as a high art concept.
Bad comedy is like that. Some bad
comedies are based on the fact that a character does or says
something and another character or object, does exactly the opposite.
And the whole 30 minutes is full of that repeated concept. Opposite
as comedy. Here is one:
But there are some good comedies, I
don't know how they work, but they do. Intelligent, interesting,
novel. Here are a few of my favorite radio comedies, you can find
them on the BBC iPlayer Radio Comedies web site..
Bye!
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