tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009870.post111160451233690764..comments2023-10-15T10:46:08.280-05:00Comments on Unnecessary Thrills: Comedy Don't Get No RespectAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06789206585068954575noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009870.post-1111672229481704492005-03-24T07:50:00.000-06:002005-03-24T07:50:00.000-06:00Well, that's because I was trying to give some exa...Well, that's because I was trying to give some examples of comedies that invoke <I>the same</I> emotions as tragedies, so naturally they're going to have to be dark ones. <I>Dr. Strangelove</I>, particularly, could be called a comedy with a tragic ending. In classical Greek terminology, that would technically make it a tragedy, although I don't think that's what Allen had in mind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06789206585068954575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8009870.post-1111605133719773832005-03-23T13:12:00.000-06:002005-03-23T13:12:00.000-06:00Completely agree on Brazil. Comedy can be as effec...Completely agree on Brazil. Comedy can be as effective a medium in which to comment profoundly on the human condition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com