[Malipiero's advice to Casanova.] If you want to make people laugh, your face must remain serious.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Malipiero advises that making people laugh requires a serious face. This highlights the irony that sincerity often enhances comedy.
- In plain terms
- To make people laugh, keep your face serious.
- What can you take from it?
- Seriousness can make humor more effective.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a joke funnier?
- How do you perform humor?
Another view
Not all comedy relies on deadpan delivery.
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