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The mocking of Jesus, here as depicted by Matthias Grünewald, is an historically popular theme for artists. Mockery is one form of the literary genre of satire , and it has been noted that "[t]he mock genres and the practice of literary mockery goes back at least as far as the sixth century BCE". [ 19 ]
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, radio panel game with bizarre games, notably Mornington Crescent and One Song to the Tune of Another on BBC Radio 4 (1974–). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, in radio, book, TV series and film form (1978–). Count Duckula, cartoon show on ITV (1988–1993).
Irony was often used, even though the citing of irony as an excuse was mocked by the show's stars in one of many self-referential jokes. The actor Kevin Eldon also reprised two of his characters from the earlier Lee & Herring series Fist of Fun , Simon Quinlank (the "King of Hobbies") and his portrayal of "the false Rod Hull " as a jelly ...
This is a list of notable deadpan comedians and actors who have used deadpan as a part of their repertoire.Deadpan describes the act of deliberately displaying a lack of or no emotion, commonly as a form of comedic delivery to contrast with the ridiculousness of the subject matter.
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. [1]
'Irony' comes from the Greek eironeia (εἰρωνεία) and dates back to the 5th century BCE.This term itself was coined in reference to a stock-character from Old Comedy (such as that of Aristophanes) known as the eiron, who dissimulates and affects less intelligence than he has—and so ultimately triumphs over his opposite, the alazon, a vain-glorious braggart.
A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter, while the black squares are used to ...