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The Weight of Wit
Art is anything you can get away with -Andy Warhol
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Forced to Be Funny: Mental Health’s Role in Comedy
Forced to Be Funny: Mental Health’s Role in Comedy
The 2019 documentary Laughing Matters tackles the overwhelming occurrence of depression and anxiety among comedians. In the film, Sarah…
Olivia Howard
Dec 6, 2019
Evidence for Wollstonecraft: The Evolution of Women in Comedy
Evidence for Wollstonecraft: The Evolution of Women in Comedy
In 2019, Tiffany Haddish admitted in The Hollywood Reporter that she would leave her purse in the deliberation room with casting directors…
Olivia Howard
Nov 27, 2019
Conservatism and Anti-Liberalism: A Seinfeld Case Study
Conservatism and Anti-Liberalism: A Seinfeld Case Study
Jerry Seinfeld has just released his sixth season of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on Netflix, where he recruits comedic legends to…
Olivia Howard
Nov 27, 2019
Dave Chappelle’s Sticks and Stones: Quietism or Martyrdom?
Dave Chappelle’s Sticks and Stones: Quietism or Martyrdom?
During Dave Chappelle’s 2017 special The Bird Revelation, Chappelle sits in an intimate club smoking a cigarette and more than ever…
Olivia Howard
Nov 26, 2019
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