Uproarious

How Feminists and Other Subversive Comics Speak Truth

Bibliographic Data

ID19905340
AuthorsCynthia Willett, Julie Willett
Year2019
Publication date2019-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueUproarious (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherUniversity of Minnesota Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5749/9781452964492
OpenAlexW4253309445
ISBN9781452964492
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited40

Placing theorists in conversation with comedians, *Uproarious* offers a full-frontal approach to the very foundation of comedy and its profound political impact. Here Cynthia Willett and Julie Willett address the four major theories of humorâ superiority, relief, incongruity, and social playâ through the lens of feminist and game-changing comics Wanda Sykes, Margaret Cho, Hannah Gadsby, Hari Kondabolu, and Tig Notaro

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