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* Unit 20 Homour (2 ) Comedians are people, who tell jokes or do amusing things to make people laugh and think. Do you anything about them? What makes them funny? The comic duo of the 1930s “Laurel and Hardy.” (The thin one is called Stan Laurel, while the stout one is called Oliver Hardy.) They are funny because they are each other’s opposites: one fat and one thin; one is clever and one is silly etc. Do you anything about him? What makes him funny? Mr Bean. Although Mr Rowan Atkinson acts as different comic characters he is most famous around the world as Mr Bean. Mr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces, he acts silly, he seems to be quite stupid, and the things he does are strange. Look at the photo. Do you know the person? Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman in the film Tootsie(1982). In this film Hoffman acts the role of a woman, and many people agree that his performance was so good that you often can’t tell the difference. But in the film of course there are all kinds of funny moments. Do you know him? Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His humerous crosstalk shows always make his audience roar with laughter. Charlie Chaplin Feng Gong humor comedy comedian cross-talk word play humor clown joke tongue twister When we are talking about humor, what word can you think of ? Reading: 1. Why is Dustin Hoffman so famous? A. He is famous for his works. B. He is famous for his foreign accent. C. He is famous for his role acting as a woman. D. He is good at playing on words. 2. What does a “sketch” mean in the text? A. a rough, quickly made drawing B. general outline C. short, humorous play D. a piece of writing 3. Comedians and players in a comedy are similar in ____ . A. their way of playing with words B. Clothes C. cross-dressing way D. Foreign accent How long has the tradition of crosstalk existed in China? Give three examples of techniques that writers o