Essays on Comedy

When people look back on their past there are inevitably things that they would want to go back and change, wondering what effects those changes would have on their future and how it would potentially improve their life. If an individual could live their life...

Renowned comic extraordinaire Scott McCloud believes that comics have been in presence for a relatively long time, however, many fine works of art are mistakenly classified as other works of art rather than comics. He clarifies the basics of the genre, including the progression of...

Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a show that first aired on FOX on September 17th, 2013. It is a comedy about the lives of the New York Police Department and their adventures. With a multi-racial cast, incredibly represented male and female characters, and well-timed jokes, the show...

Can Taming of the Shrew be named a comedy? Can a play in which the main character is tortured by sleep deprivation, starvation, humiliation, mockery of the logic and common sense be called a comedy? Certainly, Catherine is not an angel. She is quite rude...

It is not a secret these days that comedians earn good money doing what they like doing best. That is not only in Europe and America, but now also in Africa. This profession has become a very profitable one to the extent that there are...

If the events of the movie or comic book involving Deadpool are taken for surface value, one may think that Deadpool is a villain, or at most, an anti-hero. If you analyze his origin story, one may very quickly realize that every single event that...

The heading itself conveys many cultural traits and gender insensitivity. This phrase was peculiarly used by the Indian Matrimonial Ads and especially by the boy’s side of the family to attract the girl’s family. It clearly showcased that the Mother-in-law is very pious, dedicated and...