Aakash Mehta’s Sometimes Contradictory World
Full disclosure: I find fodder for this Blog via both my stand-up persona’s Facebook feed, and a Google Alert for the term “stand-up comedy.” ...
Tag: active audiences
Jeff Foxworthy and Tension Release
In an interview with Edward Pevos of MLive (8/22/2017), Jeff Foxworthy describes his theory of humor in a way that resonates with the Relief theory of humor: I ...
Ann Nguyen on Punching Down
Blame Ann Nguyen of Elle.com (7/24/2017) for introducing me to Caty Borum Chattoo’s The Laughter Effect. In her article, she says a few things about this ...
Chattoo, The Laughter Effect II. B. How Comedy Works: Creating Feelings and Breaking Down Complexity
In May (2017), Caty Borum Chattoo, co-director of the Center for Media and Social Impact at American University and a comedy fan, released “The Laughter E...
Chattoo, The Laughter Effect II. A. How Comedy Works, Influence Begins and Attracting Attention
In May (2017), Caty Borum Chattoo, co-director of the Center for Media and Social Impact at American University and a comedy fan, released “The Laughter E...
Chattoo, The Laughter Effect I. A. Introduction, Preview, Promise and Paradox
In May (2017), Caty Borum Chattoo, co-director of the Center for Media and Social Impact at American University and a comedy fan, released “The Laughter E...
Megan Garber on Comics as Public Intellectuals
This one’s an oldie, but I came across it in some research recently, and it needs to be in this discussion. Megan Garber, in an article for The Atlantic (...
Hari Kondabolu’s Dual Goal
Comic Hari Kondabolu has bachelor’s degree in Comparative Politics and master’s degree in Human Rights, so he probably knows a thing or two about theories of pu...
Mo Amer’s Honest Truths
Corinna Burford of Paste Magazine (7/21/2017), talks about the recent surge in Mo Amer’s career, about his recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen...
Rory Scovel on Connecting to Smart Audiences
In an interview with Oxford American’s Jacob Rosenberg (7/18/2017), Rory Scovel talks a bit about his relation to the audience in some ways that are impor...