Event Title
What's So Funny?: A Reader's Theatre Examining the Reasons Why We Laugh
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Communication Studies
Student's College
Arts and Humanities
Mentor's Name
Brian Klosa
Mentor's Department
Communication Studies
Mentor's College
Arts and Humanities
Description
Laughter is an integral part of our lives. We laugh every day. Everybody has an individualistic sense of humor. We know what we find humorous, but why do we laugh at those things? The following reader's theatre will examine theories and research conducted on comedy. The performance will discuss the structural elements contained in comedy. Finally, this performance will utilize various examples from popular culture to illustrate various comedic forms and formulas.
What's So Funny?: A Reader's Theatre Examining the Reasons Why We Laugh
CSU
Laughter is an integral part of our lives. We laugh every day. Everybody has an individualistic sense of humor. We know what we find humorous, but why do we laugh at those things? The following reader's theatre will examine theories and research conducted on comedy. The performance will discuss the structural elements contained in comedy. Finally, this performance will utilize various examples from popular culture to illustrate various comedic forms and formulas.
