Taboo Comedy - Television and Controversial Humour (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

The essays in this collection explore taboo and controversial humour in traditional scripted (sitcoms and other comedy series, animated series) and non-scripted forms (stand-up comedy, factual and reality shows, and advertising) both on cable and network television.  Whilst the focus is predominantly on the US and UK, the contributors also address more general and global issues and different contexts of reception, in an attempt to look at this kind of comedy from different perspectives. Over the last few decades, taboo comedy has become a staple of television programming, thus raising issues concerning its functions and appropriateness, and making it an extremely relevant subject for those interested in how both humour and television work. 

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Comedy
Release date:	December 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Chiara Bucaria • Luca Barra
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	238
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-59337-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > General Books > Social sciences > General
LSN:	1-137-59337-7
Barcode:	9781137593375

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