ReadingLaughingmatterThecomicduoofthe1930s“LaurelandHardy”.ThethinoneiscalledStanLaurel,thestoutoneOliverHardy.Theyarefunnybecausetheyareeachother’sopposites:onefatandonethin;oneiscleverandoneissillyetc.AlthoughMr.RowanAtkinsonactsasdifferentcomiccharactersheismostfamousaroundtheworldasMr.Bean.Mr.Beanisfunnybecausehemakesfunnyfaces,heactssilly,heseemstobequitestupid,andthethingshedoesarestrange.DustinHoffmaninthefilmTootsie(1982).InthisfilmHoffmanactstheroleofawoman,andmanypeopleagreethathisperformanceissogoodthatyouoftencan’ttellthedifference.Andinthefilmofcoursethereareallkindsoffunnymoments.MaJiisawell-knownartistofcrosstalkshowsinChina.Hisnumerouscrosstalkshowsalwaysmakehisaudienceshoutwithlaughter.12comediesclownscomedianscrosstalkLaughingmatter4-53PartComediesⅠHowdothewritersofcomediesoftenusetomakepeoplelaugh?Cross-dressingMakingfunof….TellinganamusingstoryActingoutstereotypesSpeakingforeignlanguagewithanaccentWordplayInwhatwaysdoclownsmakeuslaugh?Whataboutcomedians?acting_____________________.notusing_______________.using____________________and_____________________.aloneorasapairanywordsclothes,make-upthewaytheywalkPartⅡClownsClownsmakepeoplelaughbybodylanguageandtheirface.playingwithwords.actingoutasketch.PartComediansⅢComediansmakepeoplelaughbyEffectofcomedians’performanceonpeople:Makepeoplenotonly______butalso______________laughthinkaboutlifeCrosstalkmakepeoplelaughbyPartIVCrosstalk1.Playingwithords2.Makingjokesandfunnyconversations3.Dressingupalittleoractingoutsmallsketches4.Usingrhythmandrhymingwords5.UsingtonguetwisterscomediesBiography(档案):Englishname:StephenChowDateofbirth:22June，1962Icon(偶像):Films:TheGodofcookery(1996)Kingofcomedy(1999)ShaolinSoccer(2001)Latestfilm:GongfuKingOfComedyBruceLeeClownscomedianscrosstalk
