People in the '40s laughed hysterically at truly lame jokes. Have popular tastes become more sophisticated since then, or just different?
@nigelbeale @DougSaunders Humor doesn't age well. Even Shakespeare has a lot of groaners (mostly the puns).
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@nigelbeale@DougSaunders Having said that, from 1940s I think Preston Sturges still funny. And earlier Chaplin, Keaton & Marx Bros. -
@HeerJeet@nigelbeale Preston Sturges is enduringly funny and subtle. Also portrayed modern post-patriarchal romance really well. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet@DougSaunders Chaplin chasing the broad with the screwable buttons on her dress will always be funny#moderntimesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@nigelbeale@DougSaunders Comedies are most ppls' way into silent film. They age well. But that's physical comedy. Gags, not jokes -
@SilentVolume@HeerJeet@DougSaunders Groucho excepted - Show replies
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