Date of Award
Fall 12-2017
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Film and Theatre
Department
Film and Theatre
Major Professor
Overton, John
Second Advisor
Fulop, Laszlo
Third Advisor
Haber, Yotam
Abstract
What is comedy? Can someone learn to be funny? Are there rules or guidelines for the production of laughter, the universal language? This paper, which outlines an investigation of successful comedians and the production of a short film, determines to aggregate as many of the relevant prerequisites of inducing giggles as possible, especially as they relate to the audiovisual medium of cinema.
Recommended Citation
Fisk, William M., "The Horse's Ass: A Survey of Comediology" (2017). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 2404.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2404
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