Integrative Arts 10
Burlesque
"A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down yer pants."
-Burlesque Proverb
Key Terms from Lecture
Straight man & Stooge - Delivers Punch lines
Burly Clown
Develops the connection with audience
Scatological Humor
Verbal Characteristics
Verbal Circumlocution
Malapropism
Speech Impediment
Double Entendre
Aside- direct address to audience
Physical Characteristics
Crossovers
Bravura
Pinky Lee’s Stereotype
Comic devices, Burly Clown
Coy- will not swear out loud.
Effeminate- fussy, Saunters, “Minces About”
Smithsonian Description of Burlesque
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