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Screwball Comedy from Shakespeare to Classic Hollywood... and Beyond

Screwball Comedy from Shakespeare to Classic Hollywood... and Beyond

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Screwball Comedy from Shakespeare to Classic Hollywood... and Beyond is a tv podcast hosted by mrayd. It has 7 episodes, with the latest published February 2025.

In which we take a survey of many screwball-comedy-plotted romantic comedies before looking at where the genre is today. Each episode takes a deep dive into one particular pattern in the genre, asking why it matters, what it tells us, and where we see it getting updated in a more contemporary film from the last 15 years. A podcast by the students in the Screwball Comedy senior elective at The Lawrenceville School.Films discussed: Much Ado About Nothing (1993 & 2012)It Happened One Night (1934)Libeled Lady (1936)The Lady Eve (1941)Clueless (1995)10 Things I Hate About You (1999)Contemporary films discussed: Crazy Stupid Love (2011)To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018)Anyone But You (2023)Crazy Rich Asians (2018)Set It Up (2018)

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SEASON 2 Ep 1! POV: The Act Becomes Real: Helen & Wallis discuss Screwball Comedy and Overboard

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Ep 2 Love Through a Lens: Sarah and Isabella discuss the issues of Public vs. Private in Screwball Comedies and To All The Boys I've Loved Before

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Ep 3 Electric Love: Bunny & Lana discuss The Formation of Love in Screwball Comedies & Palm Springs

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Ep 4 Who Pulls the Strings: Michael & Jabrahlyn discuss Power Dynamics in Screwball Comedy & Failure to Launch

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Ep 5 Performative Love: Kallista & Anna discuss the issues of Public vs. Private in Screwball Comedies & Red, White, and Royal Blue

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Ep 6 The Real Deal: Abby, Evie, & Kayla discuss Real Acknowledgement in Screwball Comedies & Crazy Rich Asians

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Ep. 1, I Love You, I'm Sorry: Alex & Ella discuss the Formation of Love in Screwball Comedy and Crazy Stupid Love

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Ep. 2, To See or Not to See: Audrey & Aileen discuss the issue of Public vs Private in Screwball Comedy and To All The Boys I've Loved Before

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Ep. 3: Mike, Sam, & Amari discuss Banter & Teasing in Screwball Comedy and Anyone But You

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Ep. 4: Emily & Alexa discuss Gender Roles in Screwball Comedy and To All the Boys I've Loved Before

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Ep. 5: The Flame Behind The Laughter: Naiya & Sarah discuss Power Dynamics in Screwball Comedy and Crazy Rich Asians

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Ep. 6, FeMENism: Macyn & Antonia discuss Female Empowerment in Screwball Comedy and Set It Up

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Bonus Episode! Our closing thoughts

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