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| - | '''''Les têtes interverties''''' (also known as ''The Transposed Heads'' and ''The Severed Heads'') is a [[1957 in film|1957]] [[Cinema of France|French]] [[short film]] written and directed by [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]]. Shot between 1953 and 1957, the film is a [[mime]] adaptation of [[Thomas Mann]]'s 1940 play ''[[The Transposed Heads]]''. The film stars [[Micheline Beauchemin]] and [[Surrealism|surreal]] [[List of humorists|humorist]] [[Raymond Devos]] as well as Jodorowsky himself. | + | A '''humorist''' is a person who writes or performs humorous material. The material written and/or performed by humorists tends to be more subtle and cerebral than the material created by stand-up comedians and comedy writers. The intention is often to provoke wry smiles and amusement rather than outright belly laughs. |
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| - | == Cast == | + | |
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| - | * '''D.R. Balmaceda''' | + | |
| - | * '''[[Micheline Beauchemin]]''' | + | |
| - | * '''Denise Brossot''' | + | |
| - | * '''[[Raymond Devos]]''' | + | |
| - | * '''Marcel Dorfort''' | + | |
| - | * '''[[Maria Irene Fornes]]''' | + | |
| - | * '''Saul Gilbert''' | + | |
| - | * '''Alejandro Jodorowsky''' | + | |
| - | * '''Theo Lesoualck''' | + | |
| - | * '''[[Margot Loyola]]''' | + | |
| - | * '''Marthe Mercure''' | + | |
| - | * '''Ruth Michelly''' | + | |
| - | * '''Solange Morlaive''' | + | |
| - | * '''Michel Orphelin''' | + | |
| - | * '''Francois Parrot''' | + | |
| - | * '''Rolande Polya''' | + | |
| - | * '''Jean-Marie Proslier''' | + | |
| - | * '''Jean Claude Sergent''' | + | |
| - | * '''Harriet Sommers''' | + | |
| - | * '''Pierre Tassier''' | + | |
| + | Notable humorists include: | ||
| + | * [[Cecil Adams]] (''The Straight Dope'') | ||
| + | * [[Scott Adams]] (''[[Dilbert]]'') | ||
| + | * [[George Ade]] | ||
| + | * [[Sholom Aleichem]] | ||
| + | * [[Henry Alford]] | ||
| + | * [[Woody Allen]] | ||
| + | * [[Michael "Atters" Attree]] | ||
| + | * [[Bob & Ray]] | ||
| + | * [[Bugs Baer|Arthur "Bugs" Baer]] | ||
| + | * [[Russell Baker]] | ||
| + | * [[Linwood Barclay]] | ||
| + | * [[Dave Barry]] | ||
| + | * [[Robert Benchley]] | ||
| + | * [[Stefano Benni]] | ||
| + | * [[Ambrose Bierce]] | ||
| + | * [[Josh Billings]] | ||
| + | * [[Christian Lander]] | ||
| + | * [[Roy Blount, Jr.]] | ||
| + | * [[Erma Bombeck]] | ||
| + | * [[Andy Borowitz]] | ||
| + | * [[Art Buchwald]] | ||
| + | * [[Christopher Buckley]] | ||
| + | * [[W. Bruce Cameron]] | ||
| + | * [[Al Capp]] (''[[Li'l Abner]]'') | ||
| + | * [[Guy Wetmore Carryl]] | ||
| + | * [[Al Clouston]] | ||
| + | * [[Stephen Colbert]] | ||
| + | * [[William Combe]] | ||
| + | * [[Alan Coren]] | ||
| + | * [[Will Cuppy]] | ||
| + | * [[Ivor Cutler]] | ||
| + | * [[Dick DeBartolo]] | ||
| + | * [[Raymond Devos]] | ||
| + | * [[Horace J. Digby]] | ||
| + | * [[Drew (webcomic artist)|Drew]] | ||
| + | * [[Gad Elmaleh]] | ||
| + | * [[Evan Esar]] | ||
| + | * [[Will Ferguson]] | ||
| + | * [[Scott Fivelson]] | ||
| + | * [[Ian Frazier]] | ||
| + | * [[Stephen Fry]] | ||
| + | * [[James Finn Garner]] | ||
| + | * [[Veronica Geng]] | ||
| + | * [[Michael Gerber (parodist)|Michael Gerber]] | ||
| + | * [[Strickland Gillilan]] | ||
| + | * [[Janey Godley]] | ||
| + | * [[Barbara Florio Graham]] (Simon Teakettle) | ||
| + | * [[Lewis Grizzard]] | ||
| + | * [[Robert Grossman]] | ||
| + | * [[Jack Handey]] | ||
| + | * [[Chelsea Handler]] | ||
| + | * [[Don Herold]] | ||
| + | * [[Don Imus]] | ||
| + | * [[Roberta Beach Jacobson]] | ||
| + | * [[Jerome K. Jerome]] | ||
| + | * [[Madeleine Begun Kane]] | ||
| + | * [[Chris Kanik]] | ||
| + | * [[George S. Kaufman]] | ||
| + | * [[Garrison Keillor]] | ||
| + | * [[Walt Kelly]] (''[[Pogo]]'') | ||
| + | * [[Doug Kenney]] | ||
| + | * [[Harvey Kurtzman]] | ||
| + | * [[Ring Lardner]] | ||
| + | * [[Hugh Laurie]] | ||
| + | * [[Gary Lautens]] | ||
| + | * [[Stephen Leacock]] | ||
| + | * [[Fran Lebowitz]] | ||
| + | * [[Harmon Leon]] | ||
| + | * [[Martin Lewis]] | ||
| + | * [[Lennie Lower]] | ||
| + | * [[Paul B. Lowney]] | ||
| + | * [[Maddox (writer)|Maddox]] | ||
| + | * [[Merrill Markoe]] | ||
| + | * [[Don Marquis]] | ||
| + | * [[Steve Martin]] | ||
| + | * [[Bruce McCall]] | ||
| + | * [[Stuart McLean]] | ||
| + | * [[H. L. Mencken]] | ||
| + | * [[John Bingham Morton]] ([[pen name]]: [[Beachcomber (Pen name)|Beachcomber]]) | ||
| + | * [[Ebrahim Nabavi]] | ||
| + | * [[Petroleum V. Nasby]] | ||
| + | * [[Ogden Nash]] | ||
| + | * [[Richard J. Needham]] | ||
| + | * [[Aziz Nesin]] | ||
| + | * [[Eric Nicol]] | ||
| + | * [[P. J. O'Rourke]] | ||
| + | * [[Dorothy Parker]] | ||
| + | * [[S. J. Perelman]] | ||
| + | * [[Felice Prager]] | ||
| + | * [[Roger Price (comedy)|Roger Price]] | ||
| + | * [[Bolesław Prus]] | ||
| + | * [[Joe Queenan]] | ||
| + | * [[David Rakoff]] | ||
| + | * [[Paul Rhymer]] | ||
| + | * [[Bill Richardson (radio)|Bill Richardson]] | ||
| + | * [[Will Rogers]] | ||
| + | * [[Helen Rowland]] | ||
| + | * [[Paul Rudnick]] | ||
| + | * [[George Saunders]] | ||
| + | * [[David Sedaris]] | ||
| + | * [[Dr. Seuss]] | ||
| + | * [[Tom Sharpe]] | ||
| + | * [[Herb Shriner]] | ||
| + | * [[Wil Shriner]] | ||
| + | * [[Max Shulman]] | ||
| + | * [[H. Allen Smith]] | ||
| + | * [[Ron Sparks]] | ||
| + | * [[William Tenn]] | ||
| + | * [[James Thurber]] | ||
| + | * [[Calvin Trillin]] | ||
| + | * [[Mark Twain]] | ||
| + | * [[Brian Unger]] ''The Unger Report'' | ||
| + | * [[Kurt Vonnegut]] | ||
| + | * [[Sarah Vowell]] | ||
| + | * [[Artemus Ward]] | ||
| + | * [[Ellis Weiner]] | ||
| + | * [[E.B. White]] | ||
| + | * [[Oscar Wilde]] | ||
| + | * [[P. G. Wodehouse]] | ||
| + | * [[Frank Zappa]] | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Comedian]] | ||
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A humorist is a person who writes or performs humorous material. The material written and/or performed by humorists tends to be more subtle and cerebral than the material created by stand-up comedians and comedy writers. The intention is often to provoke wry smiles and amusement rather than outright belly laughs.
Notable humorists include:
- Cecil Adams (The Straight Dope)
- Scott Adams (Dilbert)
- George Ade
- Sholom Aleichem
- Henry Alford
- Woody Allen
- Michael "Atters" Attree
- Bob & Ray
- Arthur "Bugs" Baer
- Russell Baker
- Linwood Barclay
- Dave Barry
- Robert Benchley
- Stefano Benni
- Ambrose Bierce
- Josh Billings
- Christian Lander
- Roy Blount, Jr.
- Erma Bombeck
- Andy Borowitz
- Art Buchwald
- Christopher Buckley
- W. Bruce Cameron
- Al Capp (Li'l Abner)
- Guy Wetmore Carryl
- Al Clouston
- Stephen Colbert
- William Combe
- Alan Coren
- Will Cuppy
- Ivor Cutler
- Dick DeBartolo
- Raymond Devos
- Horace J. Digby
- Drew
- Gad Elmaleh
- Evan Esar
- Will Ferguson
- Scott Fivelson
- Ian Frazier
- Stephen Fry
- James Finn Garner
- Veronica Geng
- Michael Gerber
- Strickland Gillilan
- Janey Godley
- Barbara Florio Graham (Simon Teakettle)
- Lewis Grizzard
- Robert Grossman
- Jack Handey
- Chelsea Handler
- Don Herold
- Don Imus
- Roberta Beach Jacobson
- Jerome K. Jerome
- Madeleine Begun Kane
- Chris Kanik
- George S. Kaufman
- Garrison Keillor
- Walt Kelly (Pogo)
- Doug Kenney
- Harvey Kurtzman
- Ring Lardner
- Hugh Laurie
- Gary Lautens
- Stephen Leacock
- Fran Lebowitz
- Harmon Leon
- Martin Lewis
- Lennie Lower
- Paul B. Lowney
- Maddox
- Merrill Markoe
- Don Marquis
- Steve Martin
- Bruce McCall
- Stuart McLean
- H. L. Mencken
- John Bingham Morton (pen name: Beachcomber)
- Ebrahim Nabavi
- Petroleum V. Nasby
- Ogden Nash
- Richard J. Needham
- Aziz Nesin
- Eric Nicol
- P. J. O'Rourke
- Dorothy Parker
- S. J. Perelman
- Felice Prager
- Roger Price
- Bolesław Prus
- Joe Queenan
- David Rakoff
- Paul Rhymer
- Bill Richardson
- Will Rogers
- Helen Rowland
- Paul Rudnick
- George Saunders
- David Sedaris
- Dr. Seuss
- Tom Sharpe
- Herb Shriner
- Wil Shriner
- Max Shulman
- H. Allen Smith
- Ron Sparks
- William Tenn
- James Thurber
- Calvin Trillin
- Mark Twain
- Brian Unger The Unger Report
- Kurt Vonnegut
- Sarah Vowell
- Artemus Ward
- Ellis Weiner
- E.B. White
- Oscar Wilde
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Frank Zappa
See also
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