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.
Russell Dominic Peters (born September 29, 1970) is a Canadian comedian, actor and disc jockey. He began performing in Toronto in 1989 and has been nominated for four Gemini Awards.
Russell Peters was born in Brampton, Ontario, Canada to Eric and Maureen Peters. His family is of Anglo-Indian ancestry and is Catholic. His father was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, and worked as a federal meat inspector; he is regularly mentioned and featured in his comedy work. His mother was born in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. He has an older brother named Clayton who was born in Calcutta. Russell attended Chinguacousy Secondary School for grades 9–10, and North Peel Secondary School for grades 11–12 in Brampton.
Peters began performing in Toronto in 1989. Peters' popularity extends to several countries. He has since also performed in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Afghanistan, Sweden, South Africa, India, the Caribbean, Philippines, Vietnam, mainland China, Canada, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, France, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, Norway, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Trinidad among other places.
James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor. His first prominent role was a lead part on the short-lived cult hit television program Freaks and Geeks; he later achieved recognition for playing the titular character in the TV biographical film James Dean (2001), for which he was awarded a Golden Globe Award. He achieved international fame with his portrayals of Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy.
Franco has won or been nominated for a number of awards. He has done both dramatic and comedic work in projects and has appeared in an eclectic range of films since the 2000s, ranging from period to contemporary pieces, and from major Hollywood productions to less publicized indie films, as well as fantasy films to biopics and soap operas. Other notable films include Pineapple Express, a 2008 stoner comedy that earned him his second Golden Globes nomination; the 2008 Harvey Milk-biopic Milk; and Danny Boyle's 2010 drama film 127 Hours, about real-life mountain climber Aron Ralston's struggle to free his hand from a boulder. His performance in 127 Hours earned him nominations for many high-profile awards, including the Academy Awards, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2011, he starred opposite Andy Serkis in Rupert Wyatt's successful science fiction film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, a reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise. Since 2009, he has played a recurring role in the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital.
Jim Carrey: And the Golden Globe goes to..."Elf"! Oh, wait. That wasn't nominated this year!
Meryl Streep: I just realized you see completely through my dress. So, that's why I'm standing with my legs together.
Meryl Streep: I'd like to thank the people at Universal, it's just that there are so many people there who want to take credit for me that I woudln't know where to start
Bill Murray: ...and I'd also like to thank my personal hair stylist, who, for 14 years, has been trying to destroy my natural good looks.
Danny DeVito: Thank you, thank you. It's really good to see a couple of you.
Danny DeVito: I've known Michael Douglas longer than some men's wives have been alive
Peter Jackson: I didn't realize that seven years in this movie would turn me into a hobbit.
Peter Jackson: I guess I didn't realize that seven years in this movie would turn me into a hobbit.
Meryl Streep: And I'd also like to thank my agent, because Tim Robbins forgot to thank his agent.
Diane Keaton: Playing a woman to love at 57 is like trying to reach a star with a step ladder.
Jack Nicholson: I don't know whether to be happy or ashamed, because I thought we'd made a comedy.
Jack Nicholson: I don't know whether to be happy or ashamed, because I thought we'd made a comedy.
Jack Nicholson: I don't know whether to be happy or ashamed, because I thought we'd made a comedy.
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