Balls Up: The High Stakes of Low-Brow Comedy | SVU

About this episode

The episode explores the high stakes involved in low-brow comedy through various artistic references.

"Chekhov’s Vampire Fish," Stream-of-Consciousness Satire, and Hitchcockian Throwbacks

People in this episode

Host: Filmspotting

Topics covered

• low-brow comedy
• satire
• Hitchcock
• film analysis
• comedy

Keywords

• comedy
• satire
• Hitchcock
• film
• Chekhov

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Chekhov’s Vampire Fish, Stream-of-Consciousness Satire, Hitchcockian Throwbacks

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