02080cam a2200289 i 4500 997907780 TxAuBib 20231117120000.0 230620s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023018729 9780374604714 HRD 29.00 0374604711 HRD 29.00 TxAuBib rda Fox, Jesse David, 1985-, author. Comedy book [BOOK] : how comedy conquered culture-and the magic that makes it work / Jesse David Fox. First edition. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2023. 353 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Comedy -- Audience -- Funny -- Timing -- Politics -- Truth -- Laughter -- The line -- Context -- Community -- Connection. Comedy is king. From multimillion-dollar TV specials to sold-out stand-up shows and TikTok stardom, comedy has never been more popular, democratized, or influential. Comedians have become organizing forces across culture―as trusted as politicians and as fawned-over as celebrities―yet comedy as an art form has gone under-considered throughout its history, even as it has ascended as a cultural force. In Comedy Book, Jesse David Fox tackles everything you need to know about comedy. Weaving together history and analysis, Fox unravels the genre’s political legacy through an ode to Jon Stewart, interrogates the divide between highbrow and lowbrow via Adam Sandler, and unpacks how marginalized comics create spaces for their communities. Along the way, Fox covers everything from comedy in the age of political correctness and Will Smith’s slap to the right wing’s relationship with comedy and, for Fox, comedy’s ability to heal personal tragedy. -Provided by publisher. 20231117. Comedy History and criticism.