Pagan Rhetoric
More information on Lyotard's pagans and what they can tell us about comics and audiences.
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8:46 (pt. 1)
[From Nathan: All of these posts are pretty unrefined, I hope you understand.] The Show Recently, YouTube released 8:46, a 27-minute clip from Dave Chappelle &a...
Ruben Reyes Jr. on Humor’s Ability to Fight White Supremacy
Ruben E. Reyes Jr. wrote a nice article for The Harvard Crimson (8/14/2017), advocating fighting racism with comedy. His points Reyes notes, [M]aybe someday, wh...
Chattoo, The Laughter Effect III. A. 3. Comedy Formats: Satirical News Cautions
Still talking about Caty Borum Chattoo, co-director of the Center for Media and Social Impact at American University and a comedy fan’s, May (2017) releas...
Chattoo, The Laughter Effect III. A. 2. Comedy Formats: Satirical News Impacts
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. 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...
Kishori Sud on Free Speech in Indian Stand-Up
Kishori Sud of IANS, asked a number of Indian comics about free speech (7/16/2017), and their answers highlight an issue that pops up a lot, even here in Americ...
Bill Maher and Fran Lebowitz on Comedy That Cuts Deep
In an interview with Philip Galanes of the New York Times (7/15/2017), Bill Maher and Fran Lebowitz talk a bit about Maher’s recent controversy, and enter...
Jerry A. Flieger on Freud’s Introduction
In The Purloined Punch Line, Jerry Aline Flieger picks apart Freud’s arguments, looking for consistency. She finds some problematic assumptions right from...
Parodic Satire
I need to continue with Lewis Black’s 2006 Grammy nominated HBO special, Red, White and Screwed. Black meanders through several topical and social bits, e...