Word: comic
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Attention, truthseekers. Now, in only minutes a day, you can dip into Einstein, Freud, Marx and other intellectual giants without all that painful reading. The secret: E-Z Read comic books that make you laugh while you learn...
...Wiprud as the zany Professor Marshall Cupris Guigny, on the other hand, performs well, aided by the funniest line in the show. Wiprud in his brief appearance employs a full range of comic devices to lend humor to this part...
Segal, however, is the highlight of the show. Her presence brightens the stage, and her admirable performance, bolstered by a well-sustained accent, effective comic timing and creative vocal and facial variations, adds humor to lines that are not always funny...
Kaplan and Ginna exploit the contrast between their characters for the greatest comic and dramatic effects, creating an interesting and compelling stage relationship. Ginna, however, sometimes rushes through his lines...
This may explain why such crafty old twirlers as Ring Lardner, James Thurber, Damon Runyon and P.G. Wodehouse spun tales about the sport. Usually they played it for laughs. Lardner's Alibi Ike dealt with a peculiar rookie, using comic vernacular: "I've heard infielders complain of a sore arm after heavin' one into the stand, and I've saw outfielders tooken sick with a dizzy spell when they've misjudged a fly ball. But this baby can't even go to bed without apologizin', and I bet he excuses himself...