Author: jsolomons
Class Topics
So far it seems that
Sheila is doing Beyond the Fringe.
Stephanie is doing That Was the Week That Was.
Kelsey is doing Monty Python.
Jackie is doing Spitting Image.
Norh is doing Blackadder.
Jillian is doing Not the Nine O’Clock News
Gabriela is doing Hugh Laurie (maybe with a bit of Stephen Fry)
Jessica is doing Eddie Izzard.
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore Father and Son scene
I just realised that the son’s name is Roger.
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Highlights from Satire Comments
I think dystopic scenarios are also valid.
they can mock things that are going on in society and not get in trouble for it.
Satire often will tell the truth and sometimes will even deal with very important issues.
I believe this is vital to satirical presentation because it presents ideas in forms only visible to the discerning eye, and therefore avoids falling victim to being passed off as ‘just another critical assessment’.
sometimes I think that today in our society, we get caught up in the entertainment factor, the sparkle, the flash, and sometimes, the obscenity that is part of satire and forget to find the little truths behind the curtain.
Satire offers the audience a chance to see another side of an event, speech, or idea, opening perspectives and giving them a chance to laugh at the serious stuff.
Satire
I think we should begin with a discussion of satire. Some definitions from different sources would be good. Let’s post them and discuss them. I have always thought of satire in relation to comedy, but Jillian rightly threw that idea away by bringing up 1984 as a satire. So let’s see where we go from here.
See the whole document on Blackboard, but Hughet who wrote a book about the Roman satirist Juvenal has these criteria for satire:1. Does it tell the truth?
- Does it tell the truth?
- Does it deal with important subjects?
- Is it effective?
Welcome
Welcome to our Archer Seminar blog. This is a good place for us to carry on a conversation about British satire, and to post things as we come across them.