Comedic nightmare : the Trump effect on American comedy / Marcel Danesi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Danesi, Marcel, author.

Series:

Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trump, Donald, 1946---Influence.

Trump, Donald.

United States--Civilization--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2023]

Summary:

The presidency of the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, impacted many sectors of society. One of these was comedy, which became obsessed with Trump, who was himself a comedic figure. This book looks at this impact, called the Trump Effect, on American comedy--an effect that has changed its historical forms drastically.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Abstract

Keywords

1 American Comedy

1.1 Prologue

1.2 Vaudevillian Comedy

1.3 Sitcom Comedy

1.4 Stand-Up Comedy

1.5 The Protestant Ethic

1.6 Meme Humor

1.7 The Trump Effect

1.8 Epilogue

2 Buffoonery

2.1 Prologue

2.2 The Buffoon Character

2.3 Archie Bunker Redux

2.4 A Commedia Figure

2.5 Ridicule

2.6 Impersonation

2.7 Epilogue

3 Dark Comedy

3.1 Prologue

3.2 Dark Humor

3.3 Lenny Bruce

3.4 Bill Maher

3.5 Gallows Humor

3.6 Epilogue

4 The Circus Came and Went

4.1 Prologue

4.2 The Circus Clown

4.3 P. T. Barnum Redux

4.4 A Carnivalesque Performer

4.5 Epilogue

5 A Comedic Nightmare

5.1 Prologue

5.2 The Comedy Wars

5.3 Post-Trump Comedy

5.4 The Rise of Conservative Comedy

5.5 Fragmenting American Comedy

5.6 Tribalized Humor

5.7 Epilogue

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Danesi, Marcel Comedic Nightmare

ISBN:

9789004535862

OCLC:

1351748514