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minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetlinkfedilinkEnglish27•3 months agoNone of those situations were funny to actually live through. They’re only funny in a TV show.
minus-square@bleistift2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish25•3 months ago“Comedy is tragedy plus time”. I like to say it’s comedy plus distance.
minus-square@Snowclone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•3 months agoA man gets a paper cut, that’s drama. They fall down an open manhole and die. That’s comedy. Mel Brooks
None of those situations were funny to actually live through. They’re only funny in a TV show.
True of literally every sitcom.
“Comedy is tragedy plus time”. I like to say it’s comedy plus distance.
I think both are true.
A man gets a paper cut, that’s drama. They fall down an open manhole and die. That’s comedy.