Episode 21: Watch Out for That Banana Peel
Ask a Medievalist
English - November 26, 2020 04:11 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBHistory Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Summary If you’ve ever pondered how “time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana,” then this episode is for you. Join Jesse and Em as they discuss physical comedy and the origins of the commedia dell’arte, its French cousin the comedie francaise, and the Japanese comedic Kyogen style. With a lot of digressions …
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