What’s So Funny?: A Romp through Comic Theory

Using theories from Aristotle to Steve Allen, from Bergson to Mel Brooks, Professor Sheehy will examine works from Aristophanes to Archer, from Shakespeare to The Simpsons, to discern how comedy actually operates. Why do we laugh at what we laugh at when we laugh? For that matter, what do we mean by "we"? And what does all this have to do with how we load printer paper?

Saturday, May 25, 2024, 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Room 102, 63 High Street
Yale University
New Haven
New Haven CT 06520