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In Midsummer Night's Dream, Theseus decides to watch the Rude Mechanicals' play specifically because he expects it will be entertainingly terrible. Nowadays many watch movies like "The Room" for the same reason. Just how old is the idea of "so bad it's good" entertainment?

by /u/Notmiefault in /r/AskHistorians

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