Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi
When I was very young watching TV was something special in my life. Watching TV was more than entertainment…it was education! It taught me something new everyday. I became a different person after a while. One of my favorite programs was a silent movie comedy show which was shown once every week. My younger brother and I watched it together. After the show finished, we went to bed with a joy and satisfaction.
All important comedians were featured, such as Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Harold Lloyd, Harry Langdon, and many more. But the first three ones were my favorite ones. They made comedy into an art form. Comedy was not only used to entertain people but also to make them aware of social and political issues in a funny way. Music played also an important role. On one hand it was a very important voice in expressing human feelings and communication, and on the other hand it supported the performance of the actors.
All this said, please watch this video which features the maestros Chaplin and Keaton in Limelight.
