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Revel with a Cause (Hardcover)
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Revel with a Cause (Hardcover)
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We live in a time much like the postwar era. A time of arch
political conservatism and vast social conformity. A time in which
our nation's leaders question and challenge the patriotism of those
who oppose their policies. But before there was Jon Stewart, Al
Franken, or Bill Maher, there were Mort Sahl, Stan Freberg, and
Lenny Bruce--liberal satirists who, through their wry and scabrous
comedic routines, waged war against the political ironies,
contradictions, and hypocrisies of their times.
"Revel with a Cause" is their story. Stephen Kercher here provides
the first comprehensive look at the satiric humor that flourished
in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. Focusing on
an impressive range of comedy--not just standup comedians of the
day but also satirical publications like "MAD" magazine,
improvisational theater groups such as" "Second City, the motion
picture "Dr. Strangelove," and TV shows like "That Was the Week
That Was"--Kercher reminds us that the postwar era saw varieties of
comic expression that were more challenging and nonconformist than
we commonly remember. His history of these comedic luminaries shows
that for a sizeable audience of educated, middle-class Americans
who shared such liberal views, the period's satire was a crucial
mode of cultural dissent. For such individuals, satire was a
vehicle through which concerns over the suppression of civil
liberties, Cold War foreign policies, blind social conformity, and
our heated racial crisis could be productively addressed.
A vibrant and probing look at some of the most influential comedy
of mid-twentieth-century America, "Revel with a Cause" belongs on
the short list of essential books for anyoneinterested in the
relationship between American politics and popular culture.
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