Acting Funny

What was the first comedy film?

Episode Summary

1895 is the birth year of cinema and the birth of the comedy film. Host Shane Rhyne speaks with film studies professor Martin Barnier of the Université Lumière Lyon 2 about the history of the Lumière brothers and their landmark film, L'Arroseur Arrosé (The Sprinkler Sprinkled). Shane also interviews John Hurst and Aaron Littleton from the Video Death Loop podcast to explore how comedy can be found in thirty second videos.

Episode Notes

Full notes will be published on the Acting Funny website at actingfunnypodcast.com

YouTube link for this episode's featured film: L'Arroseur Arrosé 

Martin Barnier Wikipedia Page: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Barnier

Video Death Loop podcast: www.videodeathloop.com

Doc Isaac music: https://superdocisaac.bandcamp.com/

Friendlytown: https://www.instagram.com/friendlytownknox/

John Hurst Twitter: https://twitter.com/johannhat

The Same Picture of Dave Coulier Every Day: https://samepicofdavecoulier.tumblr.com/

Einstein Simplified: http://www.einsteinsimplified.com

Aaron Littleton Twitter: www.twitter.com/fatriker

Aaron Littleton's ebook, Fat Riker: https://www.amazon.com/Fat-Riker-Aaron-Littleton-ebook/dp/B00T6N5P5C