on 6/20/07 9:48 PM, Ray Saintonge at saintonge@telus.net wrote:
Marc Riddell wrote:
on 6/20/07 7:39 PM, Ray Saintonge at saintonge@telus.net wrote:
When you turn the cited programs on you already have an idea about what is going on. You are forwarned to suspend your beliefs.
But Ray, through weekly repetition these shows became know as satires; the real genius of satire is presenting it straight - and having the audience discover it is satire. This is as old as theatre itself.
That works with a literate audience. The people who don't realize that you're joking can take things to a completely different level. English humour doesn't always work with an American crowd.
That still does not give anyone the right to beat up on the writer.
Know you've been spoofed - get back up - and finger your jaw in painful admiration.
And, "English humour" is still humor - but with a British accent.
Marc