It's So Funny
It's So Funny (Korean: 화술소품무대:재담[a]) is a type of North Korean comedy television show. These type of shows have been on the air since the 1970s, the start of state programming in North Korea, making it one of the world's longest-running television comedies, as well as a staple of North Korean television.[1]
The show usually consists of a man and a woman in military uniform having a conversation. The two protagonists sometimes sing, dance and try slapstick, involving activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense.[1] The show is intended to improve troop morale. Its themes are often repetitive and its humor obscure, but its propaganda content in favor of the North Korean leadership is blunt.[1]
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- ^ Considering the records of programs aired during the times accessible at the site of the South korean ministry of unification(Individual episodes or lists are linked as followed since the link cannot be accessed unless manually finding it since the current version only allows easy access until 2011 as of 2021.) [https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/theme/listNkTv.do#
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- ^ a b c Herskovitz, Jon; Kim, Christine (12 April 2010). "There's Little Funny About North Korea's Comedy Show". Reuters.
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Categories:
- North Korean television shows
- Television sketch shows
- Propaganda television broadcasts
- 1970s North Korean television series
- 1980s North Korean television series
- 1990s North Korean television series
- 2000s North Korean television series
- 2010s North Korean television series
- North Korea stubs