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[-] klemptor@startrek.website 15 points 1 week ago

I wonder if we'd find his work funny today.

[-] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 23 points 1 week ago

https://youtu.be/D17I2rEGYBU

"A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To the Forum."

Modern writers took some old Roman comedies and turned them into a Broadway musical.

Are the characters are types you've seen a zillion times; the horny, henpecked husband; the shrill wife; the dopey love sick son; the silly young girl; the scheming businessman; the schnook assistant, and so on.

[-] Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

Everybody ought to have a maid!

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