Screwball Comedy from Shakespeare to Classic Hollywood... and Beyond
mraydIn which we take a survey of many screwball-comedy-plotted romantic comedies before looking at where the genre is today. Each episode takes a deep dive into one particular pattern in the genre, asking why it matters, what it tells us, and where we see it getting updated in a more contemporary film from the last 15 years.
A podcast by the students in the Screwball Comedy senior elective at The Lawrenceville School.
Films discussed:
Much Ado About Nothing (1993 & 2012)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Libeled Lady (1936)
The Lady Eve (1941)
Clueless (1995)
10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Contemporary films discussed:
Crazy Stupid Love (2011)
To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018)
Anyone But You (2023)
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Set It Up (2018)
- No. of episodes: 7
- Latest episode: 2025-02-27
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