-
-
The opening scene of the Godfather is one of the best set up-punchlines in movie history
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Updike sounds like a laugh riot
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Scorsese can also be pretty good at actual jokiness -- see e.g. Wahlberg's and Baldwin's characters in the departed
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
gosh i'd need to read this essay but for all their solipsistic hideousness the idea that kingsley amis's characters lack private psychological intensity seems like opposite land to me
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
The origin of the American novel with comedy is Twain; the origin of the British comic novel is Wodehouse. Both have their advantages and disadvantages.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
See also, Mark Twain on 'how to tell a story'. https://twain.lib.virginia.edu/onstage/how2tell.html …
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.