Comedic Nightmare : The Trump Effect on American Comedy / by Marcel Danesi.
| Author/creator | Danesi, Marcel, 1946- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2023] |
| Description | 1 online resource (121 pages). |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Series | Brill Research Perspectives. Popular culture Popular culture (Brill Academic Publishers) ^A1479267 |
| Contents | 1 American Comedy -- 1.1 Prologue -- 1.2 Vaudevillian Comedy -- 1.3 Sitcom Comedy -- 1.4 Stand-Up Comedy -- 1.5 The Protestant Ethic -- 1.6 Meme Humor -- 1.7 The Trump Effect -- 1.8 Epilogue -- 2 Buffoonery -- 2.1 Prologue -- 2.2 The Buffoon Character -- 2.3 Archie Bunker Redux -- 2.4 A Commedia Figure -- 2.5 Ridicule -- 2.6 Impersonation -- 2.7 Epilogue -- 3 Dark Comedy -- 3.1 Prologue -- 3.2 Dark Humor -- 3.3 Lenny Bruce -- 3.4 Bill Maher -- 3.5 Gallows Humor -- 3.6 Epilogue -- 4 The Circus Came and Went -- 4.1 Prologue -- 4.2 The Circus Clown -- 4.3 P. T. Barnum Redux -- 4.4 A Carnivalesque Performer -- 4.5 Epilogue -- 5 A Comedic Nightmare -- 5.1 Prologue -- 5.2 The Comedy Wars -- 5.3 Post-Trump Comedy -- 5.4 The Rise of Conservative Comedy -- 5.5 Fragmenting American Comedy -- 5.6 Tribalized Humor -- 5.7 Epilogue -- References -- Index |
| Abstract | The presidency of Donald J. Trump, has had a considerable impacts on American politics and society. One of these was his altering of the comedic mood in America, taking comedy away from many of its traditions. His presidency turned comedy into political weaponry, as comedians on the liberal side of politics turned their efforts to ridiculing Trump's buffoonish persona, while on the conservative side, a Trump-supportive group of comedians mocked those very comedians who opposed Trump. Trump himself emerged as a comedian, performing his dark, caustic, comical routines with consummate skill at his rallies. If comedy is a pulse for a country, then it is legitimate to ask if that pulse still beating, even after Trump lost reelection in 2020. This book will address this question, examining how Trump's presidency interrupted the historical flow of American comedic traditions, and how it spread a dark mood throughout American society. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 23, 2023). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Danesi, Marcel Comedic Nightmare Boston : BRILL,c2022 |
| ISBN | 9004535861 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9789004535862 (electronic bk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |