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The podcast that takes comedy films seriously. Exploring 125 years of comedy on film, one year at a time, to see what we can learn about comedy, film, and ourselves.
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What did people watch before movies? In our modern lives, I think it’s deceptively easy to get into a mindset of imagining our ancestors just patiently waiting for someone to invent cinema so they’d have something to entertain themselves. But, in reality we know that humans have been seeking out ways to entertain themselves since the first cave dwe…
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Full notes will be published on the Acting Funny website at actingfunnypodcast.com YouTube link for this episode's featured film: Une nuit terrible YouTube link for Erik Tait's appearance on Fool Us. YouTube link for the Audiovisual Lexicon of Media Analysis, co-edited by Matthew Solomon. Matthew Solomon University of Michigan faculty website. Book…
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Full notes will be published on the Acting Funny website at actingfunnypodcast.com YouTube link for this episode's featured film: L'Arroseur Arrosé Martin Barnier Wikipedia Page: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Barnier Video Death Loop podcast: www.videodeathloop.com Doc Isaac music: https://superdocisaac.bandcamp.com/ Friendlytown: https://ww…
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This is the trailer for Season 1 of Acting Funny, the podcast that explores 125 years of comedy film history, one year at a time. Shane Rhyne, the show's host, is a standup comedian, voice actor, and movie lover with an interest in learning what makes us laugh and what that says about us. Each episode will march forward chronologically one year at …
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