12 noon - Lecture on ancient mythological epic. Told the class they were lucky to have all the handouts I had prepared for them - "you wouldn't get this from any other guy!"
1pm - Class on comic theatre. Explaining the mechanics of humour, I referenced a Simpsons episode which relies on the audience's being aware that the convention of comedy is to restore the status quo by the end of the episode. I explained that the authors were exploiting our knowledge of comic plot structure: "They know the rules, and so do we!"
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