Editors:
- One of the very few volumes focusing specifically on taboo comedy and television
- Offers a wide range of critical approaches, different objects and perspectives
- Includes both emerging and established contributors in Humour and Television Studies
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Comedy (PSCOM)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Controversial Humour in Comedy and Drama Series
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Front Matter
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Controversial Humour in Variety Shows, Commercials and Factual Programming
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
“A much-needed book on the deeper meanings of comedy’s darker side. Treat yourself to some death, faeces, racism, and Oedipal desire, and to the contributors’ compelling, insightful interpretations of how and why they work on television.” (Jonathan Gray, author of “Watching with The Simpsons: Television, Parody, and Intertextuality”)
“Taboo humor, often offensive, challenging, dismissive, ridiculing, mean-spirited, and threatening, is anathema to television’s central principles of social inclusion and acceptability. This brilliant collection of essays provides a much needed exploration and explanation for why TV now includes the once forbidden form of comedy. Taboo humor is not for everyone, but this volume very much is for those seeking to understand the current landscape of television, comedy, and quite often, politics.” (Jeffrey P. Jones, director, The Peabody Awards and author of “Entertaining Politics: Satiric Television and Political Engagement”)
“Whether new or old, taboos attract humour that risks offence, especially on television -- should censorship prevail? This insightful book strips away simplistic ideas about how television humour tackles forbidden subjects using nuanced and carefully researched case studies. An indispensable resource-book for the student of television and humour, its strength derives from contributions by a wide range of authoritative and interesting scholars.” (Jessica Milner Davis, author of “Farce”)
Editors and Affiliations
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University of Bologna , Bologna, Italy
Chiara Bucaria
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University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Luca Barra
About the editors
Luca Barra is Lecturer in Television and Media Studies at the Department of Arts of the University of Bologna, Italy. His research mainly focuses on television production and distribution cultures, comedy and humour TV genres, the international circulation of media products (and their national mediations), the history of Italian television, and the evolution of the contemporary media landscape."
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Taboo Comedy
Book Subtitle: Television and Controversial Humour
Editors: Chiara Bucaria, Luca Barra
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Comedy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59338-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59337-5Due: 19 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95522-0Published: 28 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59338-2Published: 26 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2731-4332
Series E-ISSN: 2731-4340
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 238
Topics: Screen Performance, Genre, Cultural Theory, Cultural Studies, Comedy Studies