What is American Humor?
Time | Video Screening and Lecture Topic | Speakers |
May 7 | Video Screening: Duck Soup Topic: What’s so Funny? An Overview of American Humor | Dr. Arthur Asa Berger, San Francisco State University |
May 14 | Video Screening: Seinfeld Topic: Television Situational Comedies: From I Love Lucy and All in the Family to Entourage and The Office | Shawntae White |
May 21 | Video Screening: The Simpsons Topic: Animated Cartoons: From Looney Tunes and the Flintstones to South Park and Family Guy | Conrad Wong |
May 28 | (Consulate Closed on Chinese Dragon Boat Festival) | |
Jun 4 | Video Screening: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Topic: Political Humor: From Mark Twain to the Colbert Report | Anjalina Sen |
Jun 11 | Video Screening: Saturday Night Live Topic: Laughing at Oneself: Saturday Night Live | Brandon Borkowicz |
Jun 18 | Video Screening: Margaret Cho Topic: Stand-up Comedy: From Lenny Bruce and George Carlin to Bill Cosby and Margaret Cho | Arturo Hines |
Jun 25 | Video Screening: Some Like It Hot Topic: The Greatest American Movie Comedies: From Some Like it Hot and Dr. Strangelove to Annie Hall and Blazing Saddles | TBC |
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Venue Public Affairs Section Office, 3rd Floor Garden Hotel (unless notified otherwise)
花园酒店三楼美国领事馆文化处多功能会议室 (另有通知除外)
Time Video Screening: 2:30 - 3:30pm Lecture & Discussion: 3:30 to 5:00pm
Contact Information 8335-4269 ext. 21 or email: YangE@state.gov
Language All events will be conducted in English
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