Earnest Blog

"The Importance if Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde is full of humor, as it should be since it's a comedy. My favorite bit of humor came at the very beginning of the play, when Algernon is having Jack, Lady Bracknell, and Miss Fairfax over for tea. He specifically makes his butler, Lane, prepare cucumber sandwiches for Lady Bracknell because they're her favorite. Algernon then proceeds to eat them all, but when Jack asks if he can have one Algernon replies, "Please don't eat the cucumber sandwiches. They were ordered specifically for Aunt Augusta." The irony here is that Algernon won't let Jack eat the sandwiches, since they are specifically for Lady Bracknell, but he himself ends up eating them all before she arrives.

One of my favorite comedies to watch is Modern Family. Like clockwork, every Wednesday night at 9 my family gathers around the TV to watch every episode, new or re-run. One of the funniest episodes was just a few weeks ago, and the entire episode is filmed in personal electronic devices, like iPhones and computers. The whole episode is a filled with situational irony and sarcasm, and it had my father and me in tears from laughing so hard. Here is a link to the show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1P-W6Qoxag