Comedy (from the Greek: κωμῳδία, kōmōidía), as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in Ancient Greece. In the Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was remarkably influenced by the political satire performed by the comic poets at the theaters. The theatrical genre can be simply described as a dramatic performance which pits two societies against each other in an amusing agon or conflict. Northrop Frye famously depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old", but this dichotomy is seldom described as an entirely satisfactory explanation. A later view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions that pose obstacles to his hopes; in this sense, the youth is understood to be constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to take recourse to ruses which engender very dramatic irony which provokes laughter.
Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director.
After working as a standup comic and appearing in small film roles, Rock came to wider prominence as as a cast member of Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s. He went on to more prominent film roles, and a series of acclaimed comedy specials for HBO.
He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central. He was also voted in the UK as the 9th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007, and again in the updated 2010 list as the 8th greatest stand-up comic.
Rock was born in Andrews, South Carolina. Shortly after his birth, his parents moved to Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. A few years later, they relocated and settled in the working-class area of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. His mother, Rosalie (née Tingman), was a teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped; his father, Julius Rock, was a former truck driver and newspaper deliveryman. Julius died in 1988 after ulcer surgery. His younger brothers Tony, Kenny and Jordan are also in the entertainment business. His older half-brother, Charles, died in 2006 after a long struggle with alcoholism. Rock has said that he was influenced by the performing style of his paternal grandfather, Allen Rock, a preacher.
Trevor Noah (born 20 February 1984) is an award winningSouth African comedian. He has also been a radio DJ, actor and TV host.
Trevor Noah had a small role on the South African soap opera, Isidingo in 2002, when he was 18. He then began hosting his own radio show Noah’s Ark on Gauteng’s leading youth radio station, Yfm. Noah then went on to host an educational program on SABC2 followed by hosting The Real Goboza, a gossip show on SABC1.
Noah dropped his radio show and acting to focus on comedy, and has performed with South African comedians such as Riaad Moosa, Darren Simpson, Marc Lottering, Barry Hilton and Nik Rabinowitz, international comedians such as Paul Rodriguez, Carl Barron and Paul Zerdin, and as the opening act for Gabriel Iglesias in November 2007 and Canadian comedian Russell Peters on his South African tour.
Noah has performed all around South Africa in The Blacks Only Comedy Show, Heavyweight Comedy Jam, the Vodacom Campus Comedy Tour, the Cape Town International Comedy Festival, the Jozi Comedy Festival, and Bafunny Bafunny. His stand up comedy specials include The Daywalker, and Crazy Normal both of which have been released on DVD.
Dane Jeffrey Cook (born March 18, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and film actor. He has released five comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden; and Isolated Incident. In 2006, Retaliation became the highest charting comedy album in 28 years and went platinum. He performed an HBO special in the Fall of 2006, Vicious Circle, a straight-to-DVD special titled Rough Around The Edges (which is included in the album of the same name), and a Comedy Central special in 2009 titled Isolated Incident.
He is credited as one of the first comedians to use a personal webpage and MySpace to build a large fan base and in 2006 was described as "alarmingly popular". As an actor, Cook has appeared in films since 1997, including Mystery Men, Waiting..., Employee of the Month, Good Luck Chuck, Dan in Real Life, Mr. Brooks (in a non-comedic role), and My Best Friend's Girl.
Cook was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the second son of Donna Jean (née Ford) and George F. Cook. Cook has an older half-brother, Darryl, and five sisters. He was raised in a Roman Catholic family in Arlington, Massachusetts, where he attended Arlington High School.
James Eugene "Jim" Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, and producer. Carrey has received four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning two. Known for his highly energetic, slapstick performances, he has been described as one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood.
Carrey first gained recognition in 1990 after landing a recurring role in the sketch comedy In Living Color. His first leading roles in major productions came with Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994), The Mask (1994), and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995). In 1997, he gave a critically acclaimed performance in Liar Liar, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor. He then starred in the critically acclaimed hits The Truman Show (1998) and Man on the Moon (1999), both garnering him two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor.
In 2000, he gained further recognition for his portrayal of the The Grinch in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Three years later, Carrey starred in the major blockbuster film Bruce Almighty (2003). The following year he starred in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), for which he received another Golden Globe nomination in addition to a BAFTA Award nomination. He then starred in popular productions Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004), Fun with Dick and Jane (2005), Yes Man (2008), A Christmas Carol (2009), and Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011).
Here's looking at you kid
You got the German measles
It's a comedy
Ich brech' es auseinander wenn's von sich aus nicht mehr hält
Und schaff' den alten Plunder um die Ecke
Bleibst du in der Stadt so hau' ich von dir ab
Auch wenn ich mich im Dunkeln nach dir strecke
Durch die Eingangstür gesegelt kommt mein linker Schuh in Schwung
Der rechte würde so was niemals machen
Billig war das Leder und die Schritte noch sehr jung
Unerfahren in komplizierten Sachen
Die Comedy auf deinen Lippen verlangt eine von meinen Rippen
Für die Königin!
Leise hab' ich mir gedacht will ich dich verzaubern
Schnell und laut das wär' zu offensichtlich
Doch dann aus Versehen abgerutscht glitt ich dir zu Füßen
Unterm Tisch da war das alles nicht mehr wichtig
Pausenlos weggeguckt alles übersehen
Der Startschuß hängt noch klitschnaß auf der Leine
Ein Katzenjammer aussichtslos bettelt um sein Glück
Und erinnert mich ganz deutlich an das meine...
Die Comedy auf deinen Lippen verlangt eine von meinen Rippen
Für die Königin!
Für den Allmächtigen!
Modungon amugodo dallajiji anhasso gujo no hana negyothe obnungol
Gujyo shigane hurume charari hwibsullyo ni hunjog kajido
Modu sarajyo borigil hona ohiryo do sonmyonghe jinun non yejon gudero
Dashi ne kumul chadnun non nohanal jiugedanun senggagdo
Ijen soyongobso irohge norul wonhanun naingol
Sure chidun morissog chwihe jamdun kumedo ni mosubul jiulsun obsosso
Tanun galjungi doeo achim hessari doeo onjena non negyothe momullo
Ijodago marheji ijodallan noegen hona gugon nege shwibji anha
Musun jalmoshirado jojirun saramchorom haruedo myotbonshig jiogsogul saraga
Ye ye why just give me what these pains iron nemam morugeji nonun to darun sarangul
Ye ye now just wanna be your lover noegedo mojianha naui nunmul da gajyo gaboryo
Muosul hedo nega odi ida hedo domuji nomanul ijul suga obso nan
Gure norul idgi wihe piwoden dambewa monghejyoman ganun
Ne morien oroji no nugurul mannado gu soge nal mudobwado
Nega inun odiedo onjena niga isso ojig nan gure nomanun wonhe negero dorawa jwo
Narul boryogamyonso dama duryo essodon norul kone teumyo urosso
Donun gajilsu obnun kuthne borilsu obnun jidoghan ne sarangi gayojwo
Ijodago marheji ijodallan noegen hona gugon nege shwibji anha
Musun jalmoshirado jojirun saramchorom haruedo myotbonshig jiogsogul saraga
Ye ye why just give me what these pains iron nemam morugeji nonun to darun sarangul
Ye ye now just wanna be your lover mojianha alge doel te gutenun nujo nege dorawa
Wonchi anha nomanun iron sulphum morugirul saranghanun sarame
Nunmul bomyo ununil iron aphumun na hanamyon dwe
Dashi hanbonman nege gihoeljwo rock the mic
Dashi hanbonman nege dorawa break down
Ye ye why just give me what these pains iron nemam morugeji nonun to darun sarangul
Ye ye now just wanna be your lover noegedo mojianha naui nunmul da gajyo gaboryo
Ye ye why just give me what these pains iron nemam morugeji nonun to darun sarange