Comedy

excerpt from "The Post-Alternative Rule Of Three: A Manifesto For The Creation, Restoration, And Integration Of Chaotic Disintegration, High Comedy, And Carnival Chic, as manifested by The Pathological Upstagers"

The Restoration Of High Comedy: Ben Elton(19) Versus The Three Stooges

Our aim is to restore high comedy to its rightful place in the pantheon of brilliant comedic, thematic, theatrical, and filmatic techniques. We wish to practice an intellectual and highly principled form of comedy, more like Ben Elton than The Three Stooges (even if there are three of them). However, we recognize the danger of the pedantic; we realise that intellectualism is only effective when countered with humility. This so called "disguised intelligence" (kinda like the CIA) is a tool of bringing humor to the masses effectively, in ways that foolish stupidity and pompous intellectualism cannot on their own. By presenting our comedy in this way, we allow our audiences to understand our work on multiple levels, regardless of their personal experience.

Notes

19. Ben Elton was, like our beloved Rik and Ade, a key player in the Alternative Comedy scene. He also happens to rock my world. -Vee

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