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In a modern sense , comedy ( from the , " kmidía ") refers to any discourse or work generally intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter , especially in theatre , television , film , and stand - up comedy . The origins of the term are found in Ancient Greece . In the Athenian democracy , the public opinion of voters was influenced by the political satire performed by the comic poets at the theaters . The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance which pits two groups or societies against each other in an amusing agon or ___MASK47___ . Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a " Society of Youth " and a " Society of the Old ". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions that pose obstacles to his hopes . In this struggle , the youth is understood to be constrained by his lack of social authority , and is left with little choice but to take recourse in ruses which engender very dramatic irony which provokes laughter . Jeremy Michael London ( born November 7 , 1972 ) is an American actor . He is best known for his regular roles on " Party of Five ", " 7th Heaven ", and " I ' ll Fly Away ", as well as a notable supporting role in the Civil War ___MASK79___ " Gods and Generals ". Roots rock is ___MASK30___ that looks back to rock ' s origins in folk , blues and country music . It is particularly associated with the creation of hybrid subgenres from the later 1960s including country rock and Southern rock , which have been seen as responses to the perceived excesses of dominant psychedelic and developing progressive rock . Because " roots music " ( Americana ) is often used to mean folk and world musical forms , roots rock is sometimes used in a broad sense to describe any ___MASK30___ that incorporates elements of this music . In the 1980s , roots rock enjoyed a revival in response to trends in punk rock , new wave and heavy metal music . `` Closer to Free '' is a 1993 song by the band BoDeans featured on their fifth studio ___MASK64___ , Go Slow Down . It is the band ' s biggest hit , having peaked at # 16 on the U . S . Billboard Hot 100 chart after its re - release as a single in ___MASK96___ , having drawn an audience among adult contemporary fans . It was featured as the theme of the TV series Party of Five , and was featured on the show ' s accompanying soundtrack . It also appeared in the opening credits of the ___MASK75___ film , Heavyweights . The song , `` Closer To Free '' having been adopted by Yale University ' s Smilow Cancer Hospital has been saturating the airwaves of Southern New England in their highly successful television ad about being cancer - free . The song describes the desire to be free to have a relationship with whomever one wishes . Jennifer Love Hewitt ( born February 21 , 1979 ) is an American actress , television producer , author , television director , singer and songwriter . Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series " Kids Incorporated ". She rose to fame for her role as Sarah Reeves Merrin on the Fox teen drama " Party of Five " ( ___MASK75___  99 ). She later starred in the horror film " I Know What You Did Last Summer " ( 1997 ) and its 1998 sequel . Lacey Nicole Chabert ( born September 30 , ___MASK21___ ) is an American actress , voice actress and singer . She first gained prominence as a child actress on television for her role as Claudia Salinger in the television drama " Party of Five " ( 1994  2000 ). She has also provided the voice of Eliza Thornberry in the animated series " The Wild Thornberrys " ( 1998  2004 ) and two feature films , Meg Griffin during the first production season of the animated sitcom " Family Guy ", and superheroine Zatanna Zatara in various pieces of DC Comics - related media . In film she has appeared in " Lost in Space " ( 1998 ), " Not Another Teen Movie " ( 2001 ), " Daddy Day Care " ( 2003 ) and had leading roles as Gretchen Wieners in " Mean Girls " ( 2004 ), and as Dana Mathis in the horror remake " Black ___MASK40___ " ( 2006 ). Heartland rock is a genre of ___MASK30___ that is exemplified by the commercial success of singer - songwriters Bruce Springsteen , Bob Seger , Tom Petty , and John Mellencamp . It is characterized by a straightforward musical style , a concern with the average , blue - collar American life , and a conviction that ___MASK30___ has a social or communal purpose beyond just entertainment . The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a hall of fame and museum located on the shore of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland , Ohio , United States . The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was established on April 20 , 1983 , by ___MASK57___ founder and chairman Ahmet Ertegun to recognize and archive the history of the best - known and most influential artists , producers , engineers , and other notable figures who have had some major influence on the development of rock and roll . In 1986 , Cleveland was chosen as the hall of fame ' s permanent home . Since opening in September ___MASK75___ , the " Rock Hall "  part of the city ' s redeveloped North Coast Harbor  has hosted more than 10 million visitors and had a cumulative economic impact estimated at more than $ 1 . 8 billion . Party of Five is an American television teen drama created by Christopher Keyser and Amy Lippman that originally aired on Fox for six seasons from September 12 , 1994 to May 3 , 2000 . The series featured an ensemble cast led by Scott Wolf as Bailey , Matthew Fox as Charlie , Neve Campbell as Julia and Lacey Chabert as Claudia Salinger , who with their baby brother Owen ( played by several actors ) constitute five siblings whom the series follows after the loss of their parents in a car accident . Notable co - stars included Scott Grimes , Paula Devicq , Jeremy London and Jennifer Love Hewitt . While categorized as a series aimed at teenagers and young adults , " Party of Five " explored several mature themes , including substance and domestic abuse , cancer and the long - term effects of parental loss . Heavyweights ( stylized onscreen as Heavy Weights ) is a ___MASK75___ comedy film directed by Steven Brill and co - written by Brill with Judd Apatow . The film centers around a fat camp for kids that is taken over by a fitness guru named Tony Perkis ( Ben Stiller ). Judd Apatow ( born December 6 , 1967 ) is an American producer , writer , director , actor , and comedian . He is the founder of Apatow Productions , through which he produced and developed the cult television series " ___MASK46___ and Geeks " and " Undeclared " and directed and produced " The 40 - Year - Old Virgin " ( 2005 ), " Knocked Up " ( 2007 ), " Funny People " ( 2009 ), " This Is 40 " ( 2012 ), and " Trainwreck " ( 2015 ). BoDeans is a rock band formed in Waukesha , Wisconsin in 1983 . In 1985 , the band signed a contract with ___MASK54___ and recorded their critically acclaimed debut album , " Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams ". Early on , the BoDeans ' sound was largely influenced by roots rock and heartland rock , but they began to move more into the genre of alternative rock by their second album . In the late 1980s and early 1990s , the band had several singles in the top 40 mainstream rock charts . In the mid - 1990s , the band had two top 10 songs in the adult contemporary charts . In recent years , the band has made a return to their roots rock origins . BoDeans have a permanent installation at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum in Cleveland . Alternative rock ( also called alternative music , alt - rock or simply alternative ) is a genre of ___MASK30___ that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream ___MASK30___ . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos of punk rock , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether rock or not , that is seen to be descended from punk rock ( including some examples of punk itself , as well as new wave , and post - punk ). Neve Adrianne Campbell ( born October 3 , 1973 ) is a Canadian actress . She is best known for her role as Sidney Prescott in the horror film series " Scream ". She got her start appearing in the Canadian television series " Catwalk ", before she played Julia Salinger in the American drama series " Party of Five ". She has starred in films such as " The Craft " ( ___MASK96___ ), " Wild Things " ( 1998 ), " Panic " ( 2000 ), and " The Company " ( 2003 ). Campbell has also made guest appearances on several television series , such as " Medium ", " Grey ' s Anatomy " and " Mad Men ", as well as a starring role in the fourth season of the critically acclaimed Netflix drama series " House of Cards ". ___MASK54___ is a record label in Los Angeles , originally specializing in local and punk rock bands .