課程介紹
‘British humour’ is a term frequently used but seldom clearly described and understood by the general public. This course ‘British TV Comedy’ intends to introduce students the characteristics and techniques of so-called ‘British humour’, and through detailed analysis of specific TV comedy series, the brief history and development of contemporary British TV comedy will be introduced and related to the tradition of British comedy.
教科書:
Carpenter, Humphrey. A Great, Silly Grin: The British Satire Boom of the 1960s. London: Da Capo Press, 2000.
Fox, Kate. Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005.
Gray, Jonathan. Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era. New York: New York University Press, 2009.
Lockyer, Sharon. Reading Little Britain: Comedy Matters on Contemporary Television: Yeah But Groundbreaking TV Comedy. London: I B Tauris & Co, 2010.
Miberg, Doris. The Art of the Screwball Comedy: Madcap Entertainment from the 1930s to Today. Jefferson NC: McFarland & Co, 2012.
Moreall, John. Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor. London: Wiley-Blackwell, 2005.
Wagg, Stephan. Because I Tell a Joke or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference. London: Routledge, 1998.
Walters, Ben. The Office. London: BFI, 2005.
Fox, Kate. Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005.
Gray, Jonathan. Satire TV: Politics and Comedy in the Post-Network Era. New York: New York University Press, 2009.
Lockyer, Sharon. Reading Little Britain: Comedy Matters on Contemporary Television: Yeah But Groundbreaking TV Comedy. London: I B Tauris & Co, 2010.
Miberg, Doris. The Art of the Screwball Comedy: Madcap Entertainment from the 1930s to Today. Jefferson NC: McFarland & Co, 2012.
Moreall, John. Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor. London: Wiley-Blackwell, 2005.
Wagg, Stephan. Because I Tell a Joke or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference. London: Routledge, 1998.
Walters, Ben. The Office. London: BFI, 2005.
教學進度:
Introduction to British TV Comedy
Sketch: Pythonesque
Sitcom: Period Comedy
Mockumentary:Rudeness & Embarrassment I
Mockumentary: Political Comedy
Mockumentary: Absurd Reality
Sketch: Excessive Nuisance
Sketches and More
Sitcom: not moderate anymore!
Comedy Drama: Sex Comedy I
Sketch: Sex Comedy II
One on One Tutorial
Sketch: Pythonesque
Sitcom: Period Comedy
Mockumentary:Rudeness & Embarrassment I
Mockumentary: Political Comedy
Mockumentary: Absurd Reality
Sketch: Excessive Nuisance
Sketches and More
Sitcom: not moderate anymore!
Comedy Drama: Sex Comedy I
Sketch: Sex Comedy II
One on One Tutorial
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