TY - GEN N2 - 'When the World Laughs' is a text about the intersection of humour, film, and culture. It explores the world's great repertoire of film comedy, clarifying how specific national and regional traditions reflect the values and beliefs of those who enjoy its many forms, its most enduring stories, its engaging characters and revealing jokes. AB - 'When the World Laughs' is a text about the intersection of humour, film, and culture. It explores the world's great repertoire of film comedy, clarifying how specific national and regional traditions reflect the values and beliefs of those who enjoy its many forms, its most enduring stories, its engaging characters and revealing jokes. T1 - When the world laughs :film comedy east and west / AU - Costanzo, William V., CN - Oxford Scholarship Online CN - PN1995.9.C55 ID - 925464 KW - Comedy films. KW - Comedy films SN - 9780190925031 TI - When the world laughs :film comedy east and west / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190924997.001.0001 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190924997.001.0001 ER -