Sitting Down to write this is something that I have, admittedly, been kind of dreading for the bulk of the week. I've never really been a fan of Seinfeld-ian humor. Largely, I think, because neither his delivery, nor the subjects he explores are particularly stimulating or provocative. I mean, granted, Seinfeld was a Network TV show, and so was constrained, with regards to the scope of its focus, to all but the least sensitive of subjects. I think that discomfort can be a valuable part of humor. When a comedian ventures into territory that makes you squirm a bit, one cannot help but laugh, even if it only is nervous laughter. I'm not entirely sure this release theory thing is nessecarily essentail however. The two comedians we saw in class last tuesday, for instance, explored pretty safe topics (Drive-thrus , and all kinds of stuff), yet provoked laughter. Why? Because they delivered their jokes in a way that was stimulating, interesting, and novel. You felt, in both cases, like you were watching a performance, like you were seeing something out of the ordinary, and you were entertained by it. Seinfeld by contrast just seems like a guy complaining... a lot.

So yeah, thats my two cents on the subject.

I showed some of my friends the Wicker Man Clip that we watched last week. It was well received. I'm pretty certain Nick Cage is the best comedic actor of this or any generation. It seems hard to imagine some of these lines could be delivered with a straight face. I'd like to see a movie featuring him and Samuel Jackson. That would be hysterical.