OLLI0077 - All About Comedy

Course Description

This three-week course is a comprehensive multimedia look at every single aspect of comedy that fits into 3½ hours. Please note adult material is included. “The History of Ha!” (1 hour) looks at comedy from Ancient Greece to “Modern Family,” from jesters to Groucho, from Plato & Aristotle to Abbott & Costello, with stops along the way for commedia dell’arte, a French fartist, and how comedy killed Abraham Lincoln. “Comedy vs. the Apocalypse” (1 hour) is about how humans use humor in terrible times—from the Black Death to the Holocaust to 9/11—how we’re doing it now, and how humor can help get us to tomorrow. “The Greatest Satirical Songs” (90m) features the best in musical satire from Randy Newman, Weird Al, Gilbert & Sullivan, Steve Martin, Chuck Berry, “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” Bugs Bunny, and more! Watch video