Laughter is the shortest rest. A well made comedy knows people more precisely than tears do. Three descend. Across eras, laughter needs no translation. Laugh out loud. That is what it was made for. 1. Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936) — A man caught in the gears still makes us laugh, and still stings. 2. Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959) — Its final line went into the history of comedy. 3. Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993) — A man repeating one day finally learns how to become good. Aristophanes made even the gods into a joke on stage.

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Question:“On laughter”

On laughter

Laughter is the shortest rest. A well made comedy knows people more precisely than tears do.

Three descend. Across eras, laughter needs no translation. Laugh out loud. That is what it was made for.

Modern Times (Charlie Chaplin, 1936)A man caught in the gears still makes us laugh, and still stings.
Some Like It Hot (Billy Wilder, 1959)Its final line went into the history of comedy.
Groundhog Day (Harold Ramis, 1993)A man repeating one day finally learns how to become good.

Aristophanes made even the gods into a joke on stage.