The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

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How do we use language in comedy? What is the social importance of comedy? What are the techniques used with language to create different types of humour? This series looks at how entertainers manipulate language to generate humour, and what this reveals about the nature of comedy and its function in society. Featuring Henning Wehn, on cross cultural humour, Isy Suttie, on crafting a joke and Graham Fellows on creating his character John Shuttleworth.

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Transcript -- Innuendo with David McGilivray

The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

08/11/14 • -1 min

Transcript -- How comedians exploit the ambiguities of language in the production of innuendo and similar forms of language play.

Cross Cultural Humour with Henning Wehn

The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

08/11/14 • 3 min

How comedians play with cultural stereotypes as a source of humour,

Transcript -- Creating a character with Graham Fellows

The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

08/11/14 • -1 min

Transcript -- In what ways do comedians exploit regional variety in the creation of comedy?

Transcript -- Social Class with Charlie Higson

The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

08/11/14 • -1 min

Transcript -- How is social class used as a topic for comedy, and what part do social dialects play in the generation of humour?

Transcript -- Cross Cultural Humour with Henning Wehn

The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

08/11/14 • -1 min

Transcript -- How comedians play with cultural stereotypes as a source of humour,

Transcript -- Catchphrases with Charlie Higson

The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

08/11/14 • -1 min

Transcript -- Charlie Higson discusses Steve Martin's catchphrases and introduces clip from Fast Show's Downton Abbey spoof

Crafting A Joke with Isy Suttie

The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

08/11/14 • 3 min

This video focuses on the structure of one-liners, and the properties of language that comedians play with in the creation of jokes.

Transcript -- Crafting A Joke with Isy Suttie

The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

08/11/14 • -1 min

Transcript -- This video focuses on the structure of one-liners, and the properties of language that comedians play with in the creation of jokes.

Creating a character with Graham Fellows

The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

08/11/14 • 4 min

In what ways do comedians exploit regional variety in the creation of comedy?

Social Class with Charlie Higson

The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone

08/11/14 • 3 min

How is social class used as a topic for comedy, and what part do social dialects play in the generation of humour?

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How many episodes does The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone have?

The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone currently has 12 episodes available.

What topics does The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone cover?

The podcast is about Language, Humour, British, German, Language Learning, Courses, Podcasts, Education and Jokes.

What is the most popular episode on The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone?

The episode title 'Creating a character with Graham Fellows' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone?

The average episode length on The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone is 4 minutes.

When was the first episode of The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone?

The first episode of The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone was released on Aug 11, 2014.

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Top 10 The Language of Comedy - for iPod/iPhone Episodes

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