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245 10 a| Can we laugh at that? :b| comedy in a conflicted age /c| Jacques Berlinerblau.;

264 1 a| Oakland, California :b| University of California Press,c| [2026];

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-236) and index.;

505 00 t| Introduction : the slap to the consensus --t| Part one. Comedic controversies in the United States : artists get "canceled" but the consensus holds (for the most part) --t| Part two. Comedic controversies in other liberal democracies : the consensus under siege --t| Part three. No consensus : jokes in non-democratic spaces --t| Conclusion : troll your own.;

520 a| "Comedians are no strangers to controversy or crossing the line. But some things do change. Humorists the world over are no longer simply denounced in grouchy op-eds. Now comedians are being hounded by criminal investigations and civil suits. They are menaced by vigilantes and religious fundamentalists. Some have been forced into exile, imprisoned, or even murdered. In the age of social media and global digital distribution, the audience is everyone, ensuring that criticism can be as vicious as it is unavoidable. Darkly witty, and with a flair for storytelling, Jacques Berlinerblau explores the high stakes of the low blow from popular comedians such as Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle, and Sarah Silverman to humorists from France to Zimbabwe, Egypt, and North Korea. As comedians face growing legal and physical peril, not just humor but laughter itself is becoming suspect" -- Provided by publisher.;

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Can we laugh at that? : comedy in a conflicted age / Jacques Berlinerblau.

Author/creator	Berlinerblau, Jacques author.
Format	Book
Publication	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2026]
Description	ix, 240 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects	Comedy--Political aspects. --United States. Comedians--United States. --Social conditions. Freedom of speech--United States. Social media and society--United States.

Contents	Introduction : the slap to the consensus -- Part one. Comedic controversies in the United States : artists get "canceled" but the consensus holds (for the most part) -- Part two. Comedic controversies in other liberal democracies : the consensus under siege -- Part three. No consensus : jokes in non-democratic spaces -- Conclusion : troll your own.
Abstract	"Comedians are no strangers to controversy or crossing the line. But some things do change. Humorists the world over are no longer simply denounced in grouchy op-eds. Now comedians are being hounded by criminal investigations and civil suits. They are menaced by vigilantes and religious fundamentalists. Some have been forced into exile, imprisoned, or even murdered. In the age of social media and global digital distribution, the audience is everyone, ensuring that criticism can be as vicious as it is unavoidable. Darkly witty, and with a flair for storytelling, Jacques Berlinerblau explores the high stakes of the low blow from popular comedians such as Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle, and Sarah Silverman to humorists from France to Zimbabwe, Egypt, and North Korea. As comedians face growing legal and physical peril, not just humor but laughter itself is becoming suspect" -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-236) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Berlinerblau, Jacques Can we laugh at that? Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2026] 9780520403048
Issued in other form	ebook version : 9780520403048
LCCN	2025032316
ISBN	9780520403024 hardcover
ISBN	0520403029 hardcover
ISBN	9780520403031 paperback
ISBN	0520403037 paperback
ISBN	electronic book
Standard identifier#	CIPO000338922

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