Göndör László - Saul Kemack - Laboda Kornél: I am Funny, Right?

Humor is a weapon that can easily backfire if not used consciously.

For nearly two years, László Göndör obsessively searched for the "secret of today's sophisticated sense of humor" as part of a master’s program. And after successfully defending his university thesis in May 2024, he felt the time had finally come to share the results of his research with a wider audience.

The lecture will provide insights into the ethical grey zones of transgressive humour and raise a number of moral questions about the possibilities of interpreting humour in intercultural contexts, with a special focus on its social benefits and harms.

During the evening, the audience will be treated to a scientific lecture that will give an insight into the main theories of humour and illustrate their practical application with examples.

We offer a relaxed, academic-style lecture where the audience can learn through play and acquire the analytical tools to interpret comic artworks and real-life comic situations on their own.

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László Göndör is a performer and theatre maker, based in Budapest and Amsterdam.

After studying interdisciplinary performance arts in both the United States and Indonesia, he has continued his adventurous journey in Hungary’s independent theatre scene. His work is known for its bold and sardonic humour and for walking the tightrope between entertainment and rupture of taboos. He is particularly interested in expanding the concept of one-person shows in innovative, self-reflective manners and blending trash aesthetics with conventional beauty.

He is currently enrolled in the International Dramaturgy Masters programme at the University of Amsterdam.

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Performer / concept: László Göndör

Writers and dramaturgs: László Göndör, Saul Kemack and Kornél Laboda

Space design, props: Botond Devich

Movement on stage: Emese Cuhorka

Photography, educational visual materials: János Szabó R.

Light and sound designers: Ádám Langó, Tibor Kiefer

Production Assistant: Zsuzsanna Lajkó-Balogh

Producer: Dániel Mayer

Production partner: steirischer herbst ‘24 & STEREO AKT

Supporters:

steirischer herbst ‘24, National Cultural Fund of Hungary, University of Amsterdam, Performer's Rights Protection Association Office, Studio of Young Artists’ Association