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Repetition is the essential comedic device and is often used in combination with other devices to reinforce them. The "callback" in comedy writing—in which a statement or theme is recalled as the punchline or close of a scene—is a classic example of the tension and release that are possible using repetition. It is also the basis for ...
A parody is a creative work designed to imitate, comment on, and/or mock its subject by means of satirical or ironic imitation.Often its subject is an original work or some aspect of it (theme/content, author, style, etc), but a parody can also be about a real-life person (e.g. a politician), event, or movement (e.g. the French Revolution or 1960s counterculture).
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Former President Obama did not deliver the opening remarks to the 2016 convention, but rather spoke on the last day and touted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s qualifications for the ...
1940: Blood, Toil, Tears, and Sweat, a phrase used by U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt in 1897 but popularized by Winston Churchill in the first of three inspirational radio addresses during the opening months of World War II. 1940: We Shall Fight on the Beaches, from the second radio talk by Winston Churchill, promising to never surrender.
"You know what's funny though, [Jessica] knows what my name is. I actually don't necessarily know what your name [is], but it cannot be the same person." "It's not," Luddington went on to confirm.
In one such embed, the video was shown on the front page of the comedy website Funny or Die. [23] Within nine days, the video received three million views, over 20,000 comments, and a "Like/Dislike" ratio of 51. [24] In August 2011, Matt Wilstein of The Huffington Post named it among the top five Obama impressions. [25]
Earlier in his speech, which was intended to warm up the crowd before Trump took to the podium, Vance slammed Harris over that rhetoric. The GOP vice presidential contender lashed out at the ...