Okay, there are literally thousands of physical comedy blogs out there, but only one physical comedy blogopedia. Why list my favorite posts? Because I want to draw attention to my best research and writing, to posts that make the strongest connections between old and new, between theory and practice, between ha-ha funny and broader global issues. If I die tomorrow, which is impossible because it’s already the day after tomorrow in Australia, these are the ones I would like read aloud at my funeral, with high-rez projection of all videos. (Is it bad luck to write that?) Also, please mention that I never voted for a Republican.
001 — Zen & the Heart of Physical Comedy — Yale Theater article from 1987
002 — Knockabouts & Cascadeurs, chapter 5 from my Clowns book
008 — On the Shoulders of Giants: from the 2-High to the 1200-High
023 — Early Film: Georges Méliès at the Cinémathèque Française
042 — My Life as a Parkour Traceur
048 — On the Streets of Copenhagen at the Climate Change Summit
082 — Tables are Funny — Live from Barcelona! #2
092 — From Meyerhold to Circque Mechanics’ Birdhouse Factory
106 — Live from Paris: In Search of Max Linder
136 — Whatever Became of…. Lang & Cravat
186 — Japan’s Got (Sight Gag) Talent
249 — Sid Caesar was my Father
260 — On the Shoulders of Giants: The Oblivious Gag (or, Channeling Harold Lloyd)
264 — One Play, Two Directors
288–291 — Remembering Ken Feit>
298 — Funny Feet: The Art of Eccentric Dance
332 — Comedy Acrobatics Nirvana
337 — Remembering Gregory Fedin…. and Nina Krasavina
