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Still the best definition of Comedy I’ve ever come across.

@lupo64.bsky.social

One of the greatest Italian actors, Alberto Sordi, once shared an anecdote: he was in Cinecittà (Italy's Hollywood) and came across a friend, himself an actor. They greeted each other, chatted a bit, and the Sordi asked his friend what he was doing at the moment. ➡️

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jake

@lupo64.bsky.social

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His friend said, "oh, I have a part in a dramatic movie." Sordi presently replied (in Rome dialect): "Ah, te stai a riposa'!" ("ah, you're taking a break / you're resting"). Comedy, at least good comedy, is a very hard work.