Why we don't take Comedy seriously...no seriously! how philosophy got it wrong & left humour behind
#philosophyoncomedy #takecomedyseriously #standup
There's a reason we don't take comedy seriously...no seriously...Find out more: https://bit.ly/33JrAWZ
Recorded at 'Comedy & the Classroom' seminar, May 2019: https://bit.ly/2P3gVRY
Intro: (00:00)
Why we don't take humour seriously: (00:04)
Why Philosophy was wrong about the value of comedy: (00:16)
Demonstrating why 'Superiority Theory' is wrong: (00:41)
Contact information: (00:56)
At the heart of comedy is communication and connection, we can learn to use it better. It is hard to overstate the bad theorising & negative impact from Western philosophy (Aristotle & Plato) as it outright denied the value of comedy - as a society we accepted that negative idea for close to 2000 years, without evidence, testing or experimentation. Only now are we beginning to uncover the value of comedy, especially in regards to teaching, learning and mental health.
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Brunel University London: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/
Centre for Comedy Studies Research: https://bit.ly/2OEdh1K
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Special thanks to the
Event coordinators:
Sharon Lockyer, Anne Chappell, Simon Weaver
Panelists:
Dr Lee Campbell
Hannah Ballou
Fintan Clear
Shazia Mirza
Martin Billingham
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