(Silent comedy) Comedies Past And Present In Radio And Tv

July 30th, 2008 admin Posted in comedy |

By dror klar

When the radio was invented it suddenly became possible to hear entertainers of all kinds by many people all at once. It changed the way that we were entertained in our homes.

Suddenly there was an alternative to sitting around the fireplace and listening to each other. We could sit around the fireplace and listen to more interesting strangers.

There was a variety of programs to listen to, including funny ones. When the radio was invented and began to be a common item in our homes, there were wars and the depression to contend with.

People loved the times that they could escape all these real and depressing situations with the laughter that could be found from listening to radio.

With the invention of television, we had even more exposure to comedy on demand. Everyone loves to laugh and many of those first television shows were funny ones. Texas Star Theatre had Milton Berle and was a variety show. Many of the acts that were done on this show and others like it, were done in the vaudeville style.

The situation comedy was our next venue for very good funny material. I Love Lucy was one of the most memorable, but not nearly the only one.

Ozzie and Harriet, Leave it to Beaver, Father Knows Best and others, would often depict an idealized family life that was a little to good to be true, but everyone loved to watch these programs and they all can still to be seen today because of cable and satellite television channels.

Situation comedies that we watch on television since the 1970’s try to give us a more realistic picture of what true family life is like. When it was presented to us in the way that All in the Family was, it was easier to find things associated with the way our lives really are and they can be hilarious. There are unfortunately real people in some of our families exactly like Archie Bunker.

Stand up comedians have also played a big part in our comedy choices over the years. Many of these first stand up comedians originated on the stages of vaudeville too. Then they were heard on radio and then television.

Milton Berle, Groucho Marx, Jack Benny, and Bob Hope were some of the first really successful ones. They were often the master of ceremonies of television shows and the comedic monologues that they did were an important part of a program.

We still have all these comedic forms that we can enjoy today through radio and television. They still liven up our lives on a daily basis. If we have had a bad day, it is easy to come home and turn on the tube and watch something funny. It will just about always feel better.

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Youth Is Wasted On The Young
By Jan Michaels

Growing old does have one benefit … experience. So, I am continuing here to share my vast pool of knowledge. Of course my girlfriend can not resist telling me I need to clean the pool, but heres the list anyway.

1. If you do anything that gets your hands wet, soapy or dirty, your nose WILL itch.

2. When you give your email out anywhere on the internet, you will soon learn all you NEVER wanted to know about body part enhancements.

3. A cat does not love you. It simply allows you to live with it IF you pet, feed and clean the litter box on a regular basis. Otherwise, you are history.

4. Your Co-Workers, on the other hand, DO love you … at least as long as you continue to give them good stuff to talk about when you are not around.

5. You are NOT the master of your fate. Your mother is. And when you get married, your wife is.

6. Life is beautiful .. Life sucks … life is beautiful … life sucks. Repeat as necessary.

7. There is a chip in all cars that keeps them from starting unless you stroke the dashboard correctly and sincerely mean it when you say ..Come on baby .. you can do it.

8. Computers will only work correctly when you do NOT need them to.

9. A kiss is just a kiss, and a smile is just a smile, but a baby is forever.

10. There is no such thing as a ghost that can haunt you … except in your own mind.

11. Nothing is carved in stone … other than what will happen if you forget your significant others birthday or anniversary.

12. No matter how hard you try, you will NEVER be able to fold laundry according to your spouses instructions.

13. Anything you think will happen, will not… and anything you think will not happen, will.

14. Love is a two way street .. unless you are on the freeway and then there may be lots of exits before you get somewhere.

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How The Art Of The Unspoken Word Can Be Funny

You May Be In Love If
By Jan Michaels

One of the most common human experiences that two or more (depending on how ambitious you are) people can share is love. But, it is not always easy to tell if you are in like, lust or full blown, forever loving. With that in mind, I have created this list of signs that you may be crazy in love!

1. If you have ever stared deeply into the eyes of your significant other for more than 10 seconds without cracking up hysterically, you may be in love.

2. If every person in your life tells you that she/he is no good and your mailman, pharmacist and local news station agrees, yet you think they are ..just jealous.. you may be in love.

3. Guys: if you have taken the pictures of the other women in your life off the walls, like the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition posters, Playmate of the month calendar, Monster Truck Rally 2007, you may be in love.

4. Ladies: men can produce excessive amounts of eye watering, nose burning noxious odor from almost any food or drink, and then are not above sharing it with others, especially at night. Knowing all this, and you STILL want to sleep in the same bed with him, you may be in love.

5. If your significant other asks you how they look in their new retro polyester lime green outfit and you say they look hot, you may be in love. or you have a really strong self preservation instinct.

6. Guys: if you have ever given up washing and waxing that new car you just bought to watch Sleepless in Seattle with your girlfriend/wife for the 20th time, you may be in love.

7. If you always remember every anniversary and birthday of your partner, and you are not female, you may be in love.

8. If you think the underwear and socks you get for your birthday and Christmas every year is a pleasant surprise, you may be in love.

9. If you thought the Sears Tool Set and rolling cabinet you got for your birthday was great idea, and you are not male … you may be in love.

10. If you are taken to Burger King for a romantic dinner, and that does not bother you, you may be in love.

11. If you notice your local florist starts arriving at work in a limo since you became a customer … you may be in love

12. If hearing ..Honey, wheres my clean underwear?.. brings tears of joy to your eyes … you may be in love

But the easiest way to tell if you are in love is this: If there is no one on this planet that you would rather spend everyday of your life with than the one you are with, then you ARE in love!

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