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Comedy

Ancient Greek playwright, Aristophanes, explains his new idea of ‘comedy’ through a short song.

PARODY OF

Tragedy by the Bee Gees

MUSIC BY

Richie Webb

FROM

2016 Specials 2: Staggering Storytelling

LYRICS:

Tragedy is a story where the end is sad

Now just try and imagine everyone is glad.

We still fight, but instead of killing just say alright

Life's too short for enmity, hostility, let's just agree to disagree.

Comedy! When you've had enough of people dying, comedy!

Take a break and laugh at that man lying flat on his back

Slipped on a banana skin, how funny's that?!

Comedy! Sure the punters would pay good money, comedy!

Falling down, now that is funny; oh what a gas!

Did not see it coming...

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