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050 1 4 _aPN 1922
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082 0 0 _a809.917
100 1 _aFox, Jesse David,
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245 1 0 _aComedy book :
_bhow comedy conquered culture--and the magic that makes it work /
_cJesse David Fox.
250 _aFirst paperback edition
264 1 _aNew York :
_bPicador, Farrar, Strause and Giroux,
_c2024.
300 _a353 pages ;
_c21 cm
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aComedy -- Audience -- Funny -- Timing -- Politics -- Truth -- Laughter -- The line -- Context -- Community -- Connection.
520 _a"Comedy is king. From multimillion-dollar TV specials to sold-out stand-up shows and TikTok stardom, comedy has never been more popular, democratized, or influential. Comedians have become organizing forces across culture--as trusted as politicians and as fawned-over as celebrities--yet comedy as an art form has gone under-considered throughout its history, even as it has ascended as a cultural force. In Comedy Book, Jesse David Fox--the country's most definitive voice in comedy criticism and someone who, in his own words, "enjoys comedy maybe more than anyone on this planet"--tackles everything you need to know about comedy. Weaving together history and analysis, Fox unravels the genre's political legacy through an ode to Jon Stewart, interrogates the divide between highbrow and lowbrow via Adam Sandler, and unpacks how marginalized comics create spaces for their communities. Along the way, Fox covers everything from comedy in the age of political correctness and Will Smith's slap to the right wing's relationship with comedy and, for Fox, comedy's ability to heal personal tragedy. With memorable cameos from Jerry Seinfeld, Dave Chappelle, John Mulaney, Ali Wong, Kate Berlant, and countless others, Comedy Book is an eye-opening education in how to engage with our most omnipresent art form, a riotous history of American pop culture, and a love letter to laughter."
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aComedy
_xHistory and criticism.
650 4 _aComedia
_xHistoria y crítica
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650 4 _aComedia en vivo
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