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Posted on 2012-02-10 by Micke Klingvall

Mrs. Brown’s boys

I must give you what I think is the very best example of Vulgar Comedy on TV. “Mrs. Brown’s boys” is an Irish sitcom that contains most components of what is Vulgar Comedy. Unfortunately all countries are not able to … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-12-22 by Micke Klingvall

The mask’s influence over the actors

Here is another post from the questionnaire from Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts. This time is about how I work with masks if I only use them in rehearsals and not in the actual play. For those who like to … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-12-03 by Micke Klingvall

Nils Poppe – a giant in Swedish theatre and Vulgar Comedy

Talking about Vulgar Comedy I would like take the opportunity to introduce Nils Poppe, in my view, the best comical actor Sweden ever had. And not only that He is a great dramatic actor, director, writer, dancer, acrobat, theatre manager … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-12-02 by Micke Klingvall

About satire as Vulgar Comedy

Satire is definitely a part of Vulgar Comedy with its roots back to popular comedy in ancient times. It has always kicked upwards. It can mock authority or the social order in general and its weapon is always laughter. The … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-11-25 by Micke Klingvall

Vulgar Comedy and its origins in Scandinavia (Part 3)

The very first signs of any kind of Swedish theatrical activity are found in the Bronze Age finds from the ritual site in Skogstorp and the petroglyphs in Tanumshede, Nämforsen, Oppeby and Norrköping among others. On the stone carvings we … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-11-22 by Micke Klingvall

Vulgar Comedy and its origins in Scandinavia (Part 1)

In Scandinavia we didn’t really have court or official theatre until Christianity was introduced, not even in its early, crude form. In order to prove that, I lean on research about early, international theatre and on theatre in a wide … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-11-16 by Micke Klingvall

“Crazy” as Vulgar Comedy

As a genre “Crazy” is one of the best examples of Vulgar Comedy. It has all the frenzy, the vigor, and the mad ideas it needs, but there is also room for romanticism and historical, social or political references. It … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-10-26 by Micke Klingvall

I Dream – Therefore I am

I guess this show is not really what we mean when we speak about Vulgar Comedy, but it has some elements in it… I guess I just want to present some video from my own show that are on Vulgar … Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on 2011-07-22 by Micke Klingvall

Vulgar Comedy and monarchy

Thinking about nobilities, they are fun. Kings and queens are just the same kind of outsiders as usual clowns who looks at the world and doesn’t understand it, with the exception that nobilities are looking at the world from above. … Read the rest of this entry →

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