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lathany ([personal profile] lathany) wrote2011-06-07 08:27 pm
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Quote for the week

"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." - Peter Ustinov

Not really sure what I make of this one.
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[identity profile] splendorsine.livejournal.com 2011-06-08 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Certainly it holds from an Ancient Greek theatre point of view. I don't think anyone would claim that the comedies were any less deep and meaningful than the tragedies, despite their lightness of approach. Satyr plays on the other hand...

[identity profile] undyingking.livejournal.com 2011-06-09 11:26 am (UTC)(link)
I like this, rings true with me. Charlie Chaplin etc.
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