ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUFFOON
From French bouffon, from Italian buffone, from Medieval Latin būfō, from Latin: toad.
4 QUOTES WITH «BUFFOON»
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buffoon.
When I did comedy I made fun of myself. If there was a buffoon, I played the buffoon.
Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi looks in the mirror and sees a playboy of the old school. And men such as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Charlie Sheen no doubt look at Berlusconi and think, 'Role model!' Women, of course, know otherwise. They see him as an aging, pathetic buffoon.
I think some people see me as being some kind of lovable, bumbling buffoon, and I'm actually quite mouthy and sharp, and that doesn't compute.
Once I became a total buffoon, it was so liberating.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUFFOON»
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Joe E. Brown: Film Comedian and Baseball
Buffoon
"The reader learns of Joe E. Brown's childhood and how it prepared him for later screen roles, and how his love of baseball translated into screen successes.
2
Buffoon Men: Classic Hollywood Comedians and Queered Masculinity
" In Buffoon Men: Classic Hollywood Comedians and Queered Masculinity, Scott Balcerzak reads the performances of notable comedians such as W. C. Fields, Eddie Cantor, Jack Benny, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey ...
3
Latino Images in Film: Stereotypes, Subversion, and Resistance
Angelica is an interesting example of a stereotyping blend, exhibiting
characteristics of the harlot and the female buffoon, and I will discuss her and the
film in more detail below. The Male Buffoon Serving as second-banana comic
relief, classic ...
Charles Ramírez Berg, 2009
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Zarathustra Contra Zarathustra: The Tragic
Buffoon
Cauchi demonstrates the countervailing force of Part IV of Zarathustra and its impact on contemporary views of Zarathustra, Nietzsche and Nietzsche's philosophy.
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#14 The Planet of the Grand
Buffoon
On this planet, where comedy usually reigns, the Grand Buffoon has sunk into a depression and has forbidden his people to laugh.
Matteo Cerami, Vincenzo Cerami, Thierry Gaudin, 2014
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Stigmas of the Tamil Stage: An Ethnography of Special Drama ...
Appendix 2 Tamil Transliteration of Buffoon Seluam's Monologue, 1 April 1992 1.
buffoon: vanakkam. Vitiyum varai, natakam mutiyum varai, ite pol 2. amaiti kattu
enkalukku nallataravu tarumpati kettukontu, kalaippaniyai 3. totankukinrom.
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Archetypal Imagination: Glimpses of the Gods in Life and Art
They come across an inn in which a buffoon, banging a hand drum and
deliriously singing obscene and satirical songs, has been entertaining a motley
crowd of peasants. The monks ask if they can take refuge from the storm. They
find seats ...
The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
Among them came a Buffoon well known among the populace for his jokes, and
said that he had a kind of entertainment which had never been brought out on
any stage before. This report being spread about made a great stir, and the
theater ...
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The
Buffoon: The Substance of Leoncavallo's Opera, I Pagliacci
This is a new release of the original 1923 edition.
Theodore M. R. Von Keler, E. Haldeman-Julius, 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUFFOON»
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buffoon is used in the context of the following news items.
5 Things To Read Today: Greece Plunges Into Uncertainty, Don't …
The tendency to dismiss Mr. Trump, the billionaire populist Republican presidential hopeful, as a buffoon is pretty widespread, writes WSJ's ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
'Franny': Review
... those other films could boost its audience and Gere playing earnestly and amusingly against type as a suffering buffoon should rally his fans. «Screen International, Jul 15»
Liberals Gush on PBS: Obama Eulogy 'One of the Great Moments …
Later, Remnick praised Obama's “kind of thoughtfulness” as a dramatic contrast with Donald Trump, who he called a “grotesque buffoon. «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
Two Reasons Not to Dismiss The Donald
Search Google for Donald Trump buffoon and you will get more than 50,000 hits in return. As that suggests, the tendency to dismiss Mr. Trump, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Rick Perry Joins Fellow Republicans in Condemning Donald …
... and rapists, on Saturday said the billionaire buffoon's "extraordinarily ugly" comments were "way out of the mainstream" and "not reflective of ... «Reason, Jul 15»
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to my right: Muslims stuck in the …
It would be so delicious if Q&A invited an extra ALP frontbencher to replace the missing usual LNP buffoon, but I doubt our revered Auntie will ... «Crikey, Jul 15»
Ballers: "Move the Chains" Review
As much as he acted like a buffoon, this was actually a huge episode for Joe. No, we didn't dig into his character all that much but Rob Corddry ... «IGN, Jul 15»
George Takei apologizes for 'blackface' remark about Clarence …
“Blackface is a lesser known theatrical term for a white actor who blackens his face to play a black buffoon. In traditional theater lingo, and in my ... «fox13now.com, Jul 15»
Jason Pierre-Paul's fireworks injury not believed career threatening
Very talented, but has been a bit of a buffoon the past few years. 700levelvet says: Jul 5, 2015 6:20 PM. Well… The only problem is his career ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
Hate Wins: Takei Doubles Down — Clarence Thomas a 'Black Buffoon'
In a follow-up Facebook post Friday, Takei said “that is not racist,” that he instead meant that Thomas is a “black buffoon” and a traitor to his ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
