A rhetorical analysis of humor styles and techniques used in persian stand-up comedy

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ID12196653
AutoresMohammad Ali Heidari-Shahreza (0000-0003-1986-5277, Islamic Azad University of Shahreza, autor correspondente)
Ano2017
Volume30
Fascículo4
Data de publicação2017-01-01
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoHumor - International Journal of Humor Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0933-1719 • E-ISSN: 1613-3722
EditoraDe Gruyter Mouton (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/humor-2017-0025
OpenAlexW2750146536
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas19

To the best of my knowledge, this is the first (rhetorical) investigation of Persian stand-up comedy. In the present research, a rhetorical approach is taken to examine humor styles and techniques used in seven stand-up performances. These performances were performed by two Iranian comedians, the finalists from a recent (and probably the first) Persian stand-up comedy contest in Iran. Initially, Asian stand-up comedy is briefly addressed. Then, Persian stand-up comedy is introduced within the continuum of Iranian performing traditions. Afterward, the typology, unit of analysis and the communication framework employed in this research are elaborated on. Having established the historical and theoretical preliminaries, the paper reports on and discusses the findings. Particularly, the rhetorical devices used by the comedians to create humor are highlighted. Moreover, several aspects of the interaction between the comedians and the audience are touched upon. Finally, the paper points out several directions of Persian stand-up comedy, the study’s limitations and suggestions for further research

Art · Comedy · CONTEST · Linguistics · Literature · Persian · Political science · Rhetorical device · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Typology · Comics and Graphic Narratives · Humor Studies and Applications · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism

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