Stand-Up Comedy, Theology, and Ethics.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Myers, Jacob D.,Graham, Nicole, author.

Series:

Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture.

Theology, Religion, and Pop Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stand-up comedy.

Wit and humour--Religious aspects.

Wit and humour.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Fortress Academic, 2025.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This book highlights the theological, religious, and ethical significance of contemporary stand-up comedy.

Contents:

Intro

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Jake's Acknowledgments

Nicole's Acknowledgments

Introduction: Standing Up for God

Playing Seriously with God

Stand-up Theology

The Religious, the Humorous, and the Comical

The Outline of Our Set

Part I: Concepts

Chapter 1: Laughing Matters

Theories of Laughter and Humor

When and Why to Laugh: A Potted History

Laughing Together

CHOosing Community

Conclusion: Learning from Laughter

Chapter 2: Joking Matters

Standing Up Between Sacrality and Profanation

How Far Is Too Far?

Religious and Comedic Affects

The Magic of Stand-up

Stand-up Sets as Secular Sacraments

Stand-up Religion

Conclusion: Stand-up Ethics

Part II: Perplexes

Chapter 3: Faith Against Faith: Dave Chappelle's Comical Il-legitimacy

Authentically Funny or Sincerely Cruel?

Standing Up or Standing On?: Between Jest and Seriousness

Comical Il-legitimacy and the Politics of Provocation

Undercover Brother: On the Comical Incognito

Theopoetical Rebellion or Counterfeit Comedy?

Conclusion: Chappelle Between Earnestness and Jest

Chapter 4: Consider Yourself Canceled: Engaging Cancel Culture with St. Augustine

Collective Consequences and Comedic Conditions

Cancel Culture in North Africa: The Donatists versus St. Augustine

Augustine's Sacramental Theology

Faith-ful Comedy

Conclusion: What's the Point?

Chapter 5: Standing Up to Power

You Can't Handle the Truth

Comedy Is a Serious Business

If Comedy Can Harm, It Can Heal

Onstage and Offstage Activism

Conclusion: But You Agreed Anyway

Conclusion: Proclaiming the Divine Comedy

Bibliography

Index

About the Authors.

ISBN:

1-9787-4923-6

1-9787-1477-7

1-9787-4941-4

OCLC:

1532790478