Ros and Tilly celebrate Jane Austen's comic brilliance  

Finally, the thing about Austen that I love the most is discussed! Such a joy to see humor addressed. I don't think it is talked about nearly enough. The humor being my favorite aspect of Austen's writing is why my favorites tend to be Northanger Abbey, Lady Susan, and Pride & Prejudice. I love any scene in which Lady Catherine is talking about how fabulous she is in comparison with others. I especially love when she talks of being a great appreciator of music and says that she'd have essentially been an incredible musician...if she'd ever bothered to learn an instrument at all. Priceless.

Doubly, doubly delightful. The two of you sharing funny bits from Austen’s works while analyzing the important lace of Austen’s humor.

I read sense and sensibility earlier in the month and found it her funniest 😊

Jane Austen’s humour is simply wonderful. I love all of Mrs Elton’s moments, and Mr Collins’ desastrous proposal to Lizzie makes me laugh every time. When I last reread S&S I rediscovered the scene you mention, in which Mrs Jennings believes Elinor to be engaged to Colonel Brandon, it’s one of the best ones in the book!

So enjoyed this video 😊

I found sense and sensibility, very funny, and I laughed out loud quite a few times. For some reason, it was the type of humor that I am partial to. Great discussion. Aloha.

I’ve just finished reading S and S and I loved the scene in the shop with Robert Ferrers and the toothpick cases ( that such a thing existed was a surprise to me) - brilliantly done.

Loved this video! I've always read Jane Austen in translation, so I guess some of the humour got lost in the process, but I'm planning on reading all her novels in English for the first time next year, as a little project, and I'll pay special attention to this point 😊

Great discussion! My personal favorite is the comment on Dick Musgrove in Persuasion. It's so ridiculously harsh for someone who doesn't even appear in the book because he's dead! 😂

What a "funny" video! 🤣 I re-read S&S this month after some years. Mostly what I had remembered was Marianne's melancholy, so it was fun to rediscover all the humor. Oh! Mrs Norris & her cream cheese! Time for a MP re-read....