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All About Comedy with David Misch
March 13, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm EDT
Virtual Event
$12.00 – $30.00
Buster Keaton and the Silent Films
Silent film star Buster Keaton is recognized as one of the most daring, inventive and hilarious comedians ever.
Using copious clips, we’ll look at how Keaton’s art springs from the beginnings of comedy – the mythical Trickster – and how, without dialogue, he employs almost every other element of cinema.
His ability to get us to intuit and then feel feelings which are never actually shown is one of the great examples of screen performance, and the reason he became the inspiration for countless contemporary actors and filmmakers.
In the series:
Mar. 13: Buster Keaton and the Silent Films
Mar. 20: Comedy for the Apocalypse!
Mar. 27: The Greatest Satirical Songs
Please note lectures are 75 minutes.
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