出版社：Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
摘要：Why do jokes, comedies, and professional comedians make us laugh? This seemingly straightforward question frames the basis of the latest book by filmmaker and academic Michael Roemer. In addressing this question, Roemer unveils the complexities involved in understanding and appreciating the comedy process, from comedy’s production and content through to its reception. The nature of comedy and laughter is primarily examined through discussion of why film comedy makes us laugh. However, this is a broad-ranging book as film comedy is compared to comedy in art, music, dance, literature, stand-up comedy and clowning, and jokes told in everyday conversations.
