Theater Arts 80O - Comedy in American Theater and Media since 1950

Institution:

University of California-Santa Cruz

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Description:

The interrelationship of comedy in contemporary American media and innovations at Second City, the Chicago-based comedy club, will be explored, as well as the theory and practice of improvisation as a technique for generating comic material and the varied relationships of performers, writers, and audiences in live theater, television, and film. (General Education Code(s): T4-Humanities and Arts, A.) M. Foley

Credits:

1.25

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucsc.edu/

Phone Number:

(831) 459-0111

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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