TED-Ed
Why Should You Read "Waiting for Godot"?
Sometimes life feels like a tragic comedy. A video about the play Waiting for Godot describes the play as a tragic comedy. Viewers see a summary of the famous drama and its history before answering multiple-choice and open-ended...
Crash Course
England's Sentimental Theater: Crash Course Theater #26
How did people in the nineteenth century encourage better decision making? Using playwrights to discuss morality, of course! A video on British theater in the 1800s describes sentimental comedy and the common characteristics found within...
Crash Course
Comedies, Romances, and Shakespeare's Heroines: Crash Course Theater #16
As a writer, Shakespeare took the genre of comedy to a new level. An informational video outlines the characteristics of Shakespeare's comedies and romances and explains how the plays differed from others during the period. Additionally,...
Crash Course
Greek Comedy, Satyrs, and Aristophanes: Crash Course Theater #4
What better way to tell a story than with actors dressed like horses? Information about satyr plays and other aspects of Greek comedy makes up the fourth video in the Crash Course Theater series. The discussion includes references to...
Crash Course
Lost in Translation
The narrator of a film criticism episode on Sofia Coppola's bittersweet Lost In Translation asks viewers to consider the many aspects of relationships that Coppola suggests are lost in translation.
TED-Ed
How to Make Your Writing Funnier
Did you ever notice the art of comedy is indeed an art? Check out this video that contains quick and catchy tips and tricks for crafting comedy that will tickle your funny bone.
TES Global
Tes: An Introduction to Greek Comedy and Satyr Drama
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a National Theater video that explains the early Greek drama and discusses comedy and satyr drama. It also explains the festival of Dionysus, god of theater, and the season of theater beginning...
Crash Course
Crash Course Theater #6: Roman Theater With Plautus, Terence, and Seneca
In this episode, Mike delves into the theater of ancient Rome. It wasn't all gladiators and Christian-killing, you know. There was theater, too. Roman drama drew heavily on Greek drama. So heavily, in fact, that many of the stories and...
PBS
Pbs: Sammy Davis, Jr.: Race, Comedy, and Segregation in 1960s Hollywood
Explore how segregation impacted entertainment in 1960s Hollywood in this video [4:38] from American Masters, Sammy Davis, Jr.:I've Gotta Be Me. Sammy Davis, Jr. had the kind of career that was indisputably legendary, vast in scope and...
Other
Barcelona Young Learners Efl Podcast
Five podcast episodes geared to elementary students learning English -- subscription is free. Each show is an individual episode that you can listen to from the site or download to an iPod or MP3 player. Choose from sports, first...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Talks: Sophie Scott: Why We Laugh
Did you know that you're 30 times more likely to laugh if you're with somebody else than if you're alone? Cognitive neuroscientist, Sophie Scott shares this and other surprising facts about laughter in this fast-paced, action-packed and,...
TES Global
Tes: Performance Video: The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2014) Act 2, Scene 1
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Royal Shakespeare Company video clip features Valentino and his servant Speed in Act 2, Scene 1 of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. It's a good example of the use of comedic language in Shakespeare.
TES Global
Tes: Performance Video: The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2014) Act 4, Scene 2
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Royal Shakespeare Company video clip from Shakespeare's The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2014) Act 4, Scene 2 is of Turio singing of his love for Silvia outside of her bedroom window. [2:10]