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    THE GENIUS OF COMEDY: SEINFELD

    THE GENIUS OF COMEDY: SEINFELD

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    Each episode of Seinfeld, created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, consisted of roughly 20 minutes of screen time, and it mostly featured the same four recurring characters: Jerry (Seinfeld), George (Jason Alexander), Kramer (Michael Richards), and Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). Why was Seinfeld so successful; why does it continue to be regarded as the greatest sit-com in American television; and what accounts for its continued popularity? After screening a few episodes for your enjoment, actor-filmmaker Peter Josyph will lead a lively discussion on these topics.

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    About the lecturer(s)

    Peter Josyph

    Peter Josyph is an author, actor, director, and filmmaker whose films include: Liberty Street: Alive at Ground Zero; Acting Cormac McCarthy: The Making of Billy Bob Thorton’s All the Pretty Horses; Shakespeare In New York: The Sonnets; and A Few Things Basquiat Did in School. His books include: Adventures in Reading Cormac McCarthy; What One Man Said to Another, Talks with Richard Seltzer; and, The Wounded River, which was chosen as a New York Times Notable Book. He also excels in literary and film criticism.

    Lecture Details

    Program
    Summer 2023
    Sessions
    1 lecture(s)
    Day & Time
    Thursday, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    Date(s)
    Aug 17, 2023