Humour

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Watch the video and answer the questions.

  1. What is Cinderella in modern settings like?
  2. What makes this show British?
  3. What do they say about the prince?
  4. Which of these things did the judges accuse the prince: dancing awkwardly, dancing without passion, dancing with a saucepan, dancing on the tip of his toes?
  5. What do you think about the humour in this show? Is it dark, ironical, physical? Why?
  6. What kind of audience is this show destined to?


What other tales could be good to make fun of?



Watch the video about panto performers and do the tasks.

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Which is true?

  1. The actors in the dressing room put a lot of make-up.
  2. Actors don't get a lot of time off.
  3. Actors earn good money during this period.
  4. The journalists are backstage at 10 pm.
  5. Actors get two hours off between the shows.
  6. The cast puts on nearly 30 shows over the festive period.
  7. Panto is traditional at Christmas.
  8. Children enjoy the show.
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Guess the word by the first letters and explanations.


  1. In dressing rooms all over London the greasepaint is going on for another panto p... (show).
  2. ... in an almost r... (non-stop) run.
  3. How much time off do you get over C... (holiday period in December)?
  4. Very little, so really Christmas is our only d... o... (holiday), because we have two shows on C... E.. (day before Christmas Day) and two shows on B... D... (the next day after Christmas Day).
  5. Hard work on low budgets at community theatres like this one in G... (a district in London).
  6. The c... (the performing team) puts on nearly eighty shows over the f... (holiday) period, most often to a day.
  7. We're b... (behind the curtains) at ten o'clock in the morning.
  8. But the crowd's e...(exhilaration) keeps the energy up.
  9. The audience of schoolchildren a... (values) a good force.
  10. Then Dame Dolly is on in one of her ten c... (dresses).
  11. Panto performers might not get time off for Christmas but it's all part of the t... (custom).
Find the answers here.

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When did you last see a funny show? What was it about? What shows do you consider fun to watch?

😂😝Agree or disagree:
  • You should say what you mean.
  • No one should ever be offended by truth.
  • You should never regret anything you meant to do.
  • A comedian's job isn't just to make people laugh but to make them think.
  • Comedy is our conscience taking a day off.
  • Comedy is an intellectual pursuit.

😂😝 Read the document and do the tasks:

Answer the questions:

  1. What is it that Brits are more comfortable with?
  2. In what ways are Americans different when it comes to success and ambition?
  3. What differences in upbringing does the interviewee mention?
  4. What does he say about the usage of irony by both nations?
  5. Which nation is more sincere?
  6. Which nation is more direct?
  7. Which nation is more pessimistic? Why?
  8. Does he consider himself a shock comic?
  9. What does he think about apoloziging about your words?
  10. According to Ricky Gervais, what is a comedian's job about?
  11. Can one joke about everything, in his opinion?
  12. What kind of jokes doesn't he like?
  13. What is his attitude towards cynicism?
In the text, find the words that mean the following (these words are underlined):

  1. a competitor thought to have little chance of winning a fight or contest
  2. mock or make fun of
  3. behaviour that shows a lot of confidence and not much respect
  4. just for fun
  5. a very confident and arrogant or self-important gait or manner
  6. modesty about or criticism of oneself
  7. openly displaying one's belief, value, emotion
  8. acceptable or satisfactory
  9. a general feeling of pessimism
  10. an element of a specified kind in someone's character
  11. rude
  12. a joke or an amusing story, especially one forming part of a comedian's act or in a film
  13. the person who is laughed at
  14. to show someone that they are not as important as they thought
Find the answers here.

Do you know any famous comedians in your country? What makes them funny and popular?

What are people in your country like, when it comes to ambition, success, failure, authority, and showing emotions?

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