Dissecting comedy club logo clichés

In this video I breakdown the biggest clichés of logo design in the live comedy by looking at the logos of comedy clubs from across history and their common visual tropes. This video is a companion to my talk at AtypI 2020, called Visual Slapstick - A short history of typography in comedy club branding. Link to follow after the conference talks have gone public.

Special thanks to Ritch Shydner
http://www.ritchshydner.com/

Find more about comedy history:
https://www.thehistoryofstandup.com/

Support live comedy in London by supporting Angel Comedy Club:
Patreon: angelcomedy

0:00 Introduction
1:50 Jesters / Jokers
2:35 Groucho Glasses / Thirties Comedians
3:26 Sock & Buskin / Comedy & Tragedy masks
3:57 Smiles, Mouths & Teeth
4:39 Smiley Face / Emojis
5:22 Misc Smiling Mascots
5:46 Animal Mascots
6:46 Fruit / Food Mascots
7:06 Insanity Tropes
7:43 Laughing Cartoons
8:16 People with microphones
8:43 Stop Signs?
9:09 Microphones
9:32 Anthropomorphic Mics
10:10 Vintage Mics (Shure Unidyne 55)
11:37 True Comedy Mic (Shure SM58)
12:29 Angel Comedy Club Case Study
14:40 Closing Thoughts

#AtypI2020 #comedy #branding

All background music by Harris Heller - streambeats
@streambeatsbyharrisheller

• #education
• #comedy_club
• #comedy_clubs
• #comedy_branding
• #branding
• #iconography
• #semiotics
• #atypi_2020
• #zanies_comedy_club
• #catch_a_rising_star
• #comedy_history
• #standup_comedy
• #stand_up_comedy
• #slapstick
• #visual_slapstick
• #groucho_marx
• #groucho_glasses
• #video_essay
• #design_criticism
• #design_analysis