Rhetoric in Stand-up Comedy: Exploring Performer-Audience Interaction
Jason Rutter
Abstract
Artykuł poświęcony jest przedstawieniom komediowym, a w szczególności technikom retorycznym używanym przez odnoszących sukcesy aktorów. Autor wskazuje podstawowe techniki: powtórzenia, aliteracje i asonanse, zmiany głosu oraz intonacji. Uznaje, że ich użycie jest ściśle powiązane ze śmiechem widowni i analizuje przypadki śmiechu. Twierdzi, że aktorzy używają tych technik dla zasygnalizowania puent, przy których śmiech jest oczekiwaną reakcją widowni.
Widzowie to aktywni uczestnicy interakcji. Wychwytują oni retoryczne techniki i śmieją się lub nie reagująna nie śmiechem. Decyzja zależy od rezultatu negocjacji z aktorem. Autor może sterować widownią, jednak nie ma nad nią pełnej kontroli. Podważa to model bodziec-reakcja, często implicite obecny w wyjaśnieniach istoty śmiechu i humoru.
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