Welcome to our new series, Entertainment! Find out about new films, books, works of art and other entertainment features. This week’s programme takes us to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where we explore the world of comedy. William Kremer introduces us to some of the performers and Jackie Dalton explains some of the language related to humour. We find out why people think British humour is rather special.
| Vocabulary used in the show |
| an act | a short piece of performance |
| satire | a type of comedy that ridicules or criticises people, behaviour or ideas |
| to be pretentious | to try to seem more important or clever than you really are |
| sketches | short humorous performances |
| stand-up comedy | when a comedian stands up on his or her own in front of an audience and tells jokes |
| inventive | original, with many new ideas |
| wacky | unusual in quite a pleasing, but silly way |
| dry humour | humour that is clever and expressed in a subtle way |
| the underdog | someone who is seen as a weak and unsuccessful member of society |
| sarcasm | when you use words which mean the opposite of what they actually say, usually to mock or criticise someone |
| cruel | nasty and unkind |
Extras
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