Repente and Stand-up Comedy: Interactive Performances

The purpose of this study is to examine the tradition of repente and the practice of stand-up comedy on their similarities and dissimilarities, through certain points such as the space, the interaction with the public, the social aspects and the media. Furthermore, find the possible solutions to the problem of laughter in music. The results of the comparison between the repente and the stand-up comedy showed that the relation between the artist and the audience is fundamental so that the performances can occur, as well as the space demands of each type of presentation must be respected. Concerning the laugh, the music appears as a factor which strengthens its effects. Finally, it discusses the insertion of the repente and the stand-up comedy in the digital era as well as its introduction in different cultures. Alternative solutions to the presentations of repente and the stand-up comedy in distinct contextes can be explored with the intersemiotic translation.