Although comedy may focus on one individual there is nothing shameful in comedy. The entire community is affected and entertained. The idea of comedy is that if it is human nature to do something then it is ok.
Old comedy contains certain elements
Politics
Obscenity
Death/ Rebirth
Celebration of Women
No limitations or Shame
They have to turn the world as we know it upside down. They have to make fun of the state for what they hold sacred.
Comedy deals with people who are worse than they are and tragedy deals with people who are better than they are.
Comedy comes from phallic procession. (don't google that one)
Comedy is carnal. Very vulgar and of the body and flesh.
Body-the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
Bawdy-indecent; lewd; obscene OR coarse or indecent talk or writing
(Both of those definitions come from dictionary.com)
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