As the old adage says, a Comedy is only as successful as its villain, and this week on Frame Work, we’re taking a look at some of the all time greats. It’s a celebration of all the bullies, snobs, bureaucrats and sex-pests that managed the trick of being both hateful and hilarious. We’re looking at the mechanics of how to pull that off, the social dynamics at play in Snobs Vs Slobs flicks, why golf is such fertile ground for the comedy villain, and also a little bit on films where the villain is too successfully realized and ends up becoming the audience’s rooting interest.
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