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Pagan Rhetoric

Posted on July 11, 2020 by nwilson

More information on Lyotard's pagans and what they can tell us about comics and audiences.

Humor Theories/Stand Up Comedy/Theories About Funny

Chattoo, The Laughter Effect III. D. 3. Comedy Formats: Stand-Up Impacts

Posted on August 15, 2017 by nwilson

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...

Cases and Current Events/Comics Talking Shop/Stand Up Comedy

Dustin Wood’s Truth

Posted on August 6, 2017 by nwilson

Danielle Jester interviewed budding comic Dustin Wood for siskiyoudaily.com (7/27/2017), he begins with a discussion of himself as a type of truth teller, at le...

Humor Theories/Stand Up Comedy/Theories About Jokes

Problems with Satiric Irony

Posted on July 5, 2017 by nwilson

I’m still talking about Bill Maher’s 2007 HBO stand-up showcase, Bill Maher: The Decider, where, after greeting the Boston crowd, Maher begins with ...