Laughing Online
Indian Stand-up Comedy as Spectator Sport
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21605768 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Saju (0000-0002-0153-2346, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, corresponding author), Balakrishnan (0000-0003-1279-8497, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli), Vinod Balakrishnan (National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Creative Communications (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0973-2586 • E-ISSN: 0973-2594 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09732586231209608 |
| OpenAlex | W4390168288 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
This paper investigates spectator dynamics in the offline and online performances of stand-up comedians, Vir Das and Kenny Sebastian. It studies the performer–comedian relationship through the media theory of John Fiske and John Hartley, the Rasa Box of Richard Schechner and Group Phenomenon of psychology. Media and performance aspects, such as stage setting, lighting, script, identity, complaisance and techniques, are theorised to arrive at insights into spectatorship in stand-up comedy
Aesthetics · Art · Comedy · Epistemology · Media studies · Performing arts · Phenomenon · Sociology · Visual arts · Cinema and Media Studies · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Philosophy · Psychology · South Asian Cinema and Culture
Performance Studies
Humour and the Margins
Creative Self-efficacy, Political Decision-making, and Offline and Online Political Participation
Stand-up Comedy and Young India
Before the political cartoonist, there was the Vidusaka
Caste, gender, and “global Indian-ness”
Living the VirtuReal
Political Humor and Authority
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |