iAmericanHumorfromtheAmericanSitcom2BrokeGirls从情景喜剧《破产姐妹》看美式幽默摘要最近这几年，影视文化在全球得到了飞速发展，对这方面的研究也越来越多。在众多国家之中，美国在这方面的发展一直处于领先的地位，创作了各种各样卓越的影视剧目，其中以情景类型的喜剧较为突出，这种类型的剧目依靠着剧中欢快的氛围以及诙谐搞笑的肢体动作和话语的融合产生了别具一格的喜剧形式，即美式幽默。这种风格在我们的日常生活中也较为常见，但是在这方面的问题仍待探索。因此，这种美式幽默的探索与当地的发展与文化有着极其密切的联系。本文先对美式幽默从何而来以及它的变化历程与产生的影响进行了研究，并提出自己的见解；然后，再以《破产姐妹》这种情景类型的喜剧作为典型案例，同时结合所学的理论知识以及所查阅的文献资料等，进行分析和比较，以期能够对这一问题的研究有所帮助。AbstractInrecentyears,filmandtelevisionculturehasdevelopedrapidlyallovertheworld,andmoreandmoreresearchhasbeendoneinthisfield.Amongmanycountries,theUnitedStateshasbeenintheleadingpositioninthisarea,creatingavarietyofexcellentfilmandtelevisionprograms,ofwhichsituationalcomedyismoreprominent.Thistypeofdramareliesonthehappyatmosphereintheplayandthecombinationofhumorousbodymovementsandwordstoproduceauniqueformofcomedy,thatis,Americanhumor.Thisstyleismorecommoninourdailylife,buttheprobleminthisrespectstillneedstobeexplored.Therefore,theexplorationofAmericanhumoriscloselyrelatedtolocaldevelopmentandculture.ThispaperfirststudiestheoriginofAmericanhumoranditschangingcourseandinfluence,andputsforwarditsownopinions.Then,ittakesthesituationalcomedySistersinBankruptcyasatypicalcase,andcombinesthetheoreticalknowledgelearnedandtheliteratureconsultedtoanalyzeandcompare,inordertobehelpfultothestudyofthisissue.ii1.IntroductionDifferentsitcomshavedifferentformsofhumor,Eachtypeofsitcomhasitsowntheme,someofwhicharetechnology-oriented,someofwhicharefamily-oriented.Whenstudyingthiskindofdrama,itisnotdifficulttofindthatthecontentofcomedycomesfrompeople'slife.SoitultimatelysymbolizestheAmericancultureofhumour.Thispapertakesthesitcom"2BrokeGirls"asanexample.Starr,averyfamousperson.Hewasfoundedin1974bytheAmericanHumorResearchAssociationandhasbeenpublishingsince1982.HespecializesinthehumanisticstudyofAmericanhumor(loosedefinition),becausetheuniversalabilityofhumanhumorisalwaysexpressedinthespecifictime,placeandaudiencebackgroundthathumanisticresearchmethodsstrivetoachieve.Address.Thesemethodsarenowfarbeyondthescopeofliteraryandfilmanalysis,whichusedtobethecoreofAmericanhumoracademics,andhavenowextendedtoalargenumberofcritical,biographical,historical,theoretical,archival,ethnographicanddigitalstudiesofhumorinperformanceandpubliclife,aswellasinprintandothermedia.Stael'sexpandedexperteditorialboardmarksthisgrowth.OnbehalfoftheEditorialBoard,IwouldliketoinvitescholarsinthehumanitiesfieldtosubmittheirbestworksonthesubjectofAmericanhumorandtoworkwithustoadvancetheirknowledgeinthisfield.1.1.BackgroundoftheStudy2BrokeGirlsisthesitcomthatpremieredinCBSBroadcastingIncinSeptember19,2011.TheplaywasadaptedtoFortWilliams,Brookforestregion,NewYork.Theplaymainlydescribestheexperiencesoftwodistinctcitygirls.Carolinewasrich,butMaxwaspoor.Becauseofthecontradictionwithherfamily,CarolinewasforcedtogotoMax'srestauranttoworktosupportherself.Thetwoofthemdiscussedraising$250000ascapitaltocreateanewbusiness.Situationalcomedywonthe38thBestComedyAward.SomenewspapersinChinacallit"oneofthetwobesttypesofcomedyo...
