Is Comedy Really an Art?
A history of comedy’s last three decades of pop culture dominance argues that it is among the consequential American art forms.
Source: thenation.com
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Padma Lakshmi Walks Into a Bar
Since leaving “Top Chef,” Padma Lakshmi has found herself in a period of professional uncertainty, Helen Rosner writes. What better time to try standup comedy?
Source: newyorker.com
What Is the Comic For?
Standup comedy has long been an art of public transgression—but, in the age of the culture wars, do audiences want to be challenged, or affirmed?
Source: newyorker.com
Comedy Book by Jesse David Fox : Book reviews 2024 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
Comedy Book by Jesse David Fox - Review of the new account of 'how comedy conquered culture'
Source: chortle.co.uk
What Do We Want from Comedy?
Adam Gopnik reviews “Outrageous: A History of Showbiz and the Culture Wars,” by Kliph Nesteroff, and “Comedy Book: How Comedy Conquered Culture—and the Magic That Makes It Work,” by Jesse David Fox.
Source: newyorker.com