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Lazzi: The Comic Routines of the Commedia dell'Arte
by
Mel Gordon
"An important addition to the literature on Italian Commedia dell'Arte."—Choice This best-selling PAJ volume presents over 250 comedy routines used by commedia performers in Europe from 1550 to 1750. Includes an introduction, two complete commedia scenarios, and a glossary of commedia characters.
Paperback, 96 pages
Published
July 1st 2001
by Theatre Communications Group
(first published September 1st 1981)
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A compendium of lazzi, or bits. Since I got this book years and years ago, I've been wondering how on earth to turn it into a show, a rehearsal exercise, SOMETHING. I still don't know, but I love having it.
What I really love about this book - the comedy nerd in me loves about it, specifically - It's a potential Rosetta Stone of comedy. The jokes and bits that made people laugh hundreds of years ago and can still do the same today - provided you can read "'Lazzo of the Ghost' [Naples ...more
What I really love about this book - the comedy nerd in me loves about it, specifically - It's a potential Rosetta Stone of comedy. The jokes and bits that made people laugh hundreds of years ago and can still do the same today - provided you can read "'Lazzo of the Ghost' [Naples ...more
This is a useful reference, but not exactly a page-turner--I've heard it described as a remarkably dry book about comedy. And that's "dry" in the sense of "not funny at all."
For performers or researchers who already know a bit about commedia dell'arte, this is a good, thorough compendium of the bits created by different performers through the ages.
For people who don't know about commedia, this is a terrible place to start; it's likely to leave you sc...more
For performers or researchers who already know a bit about commedia dell'arte, this is a good, thorough compendium of the bits created by different performers through the ages.
For people who don't know about commedia, this is a terrible place to start; it's likely to leave you sc...more
An outstanding acting text book and laugh out loud funny.
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