Screwball Comedy from Shakespeare to Classic Hollywood... and Beyond

In which we take a survey of many screwball-comedy-plotted romantic comedies before looking at where the genre is today. Each episode takes a deep dive into one particular pattern in the genre, asking why it matters, what it tells us, and where we see it getting updated in a more contemporary film from the last 15 years. A podcast by the students in the Screwball Comedy senior elective at The Lawrenceville School. Films discussed: Much Ado About Nothing (1993 & 2012) It Happened One Night (1934) Libeled Lady (1936) The Lady Eve (1941) Clueless (1995) 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Contemporary films discussed: Crazy Stupid Love (2011) To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018) Anyone But You (2023) Crazy Rich Asians (2018) Set It Up (2018)