Abstract
What is “humor” and what is “comedy”? Do these terms mean the same thing? Today we answer these questions with the help of Dr. Raul Perez, author of ‘The Souls of White Jokes’ and scholar of what exactly “funny” is and “funny” does. Tune in to learn about the purposes that humor serves in society, stretching back to feudal times to the current Cancel Culture era. And don’t forget to grab a copy of his book!
Keywords
Humor, comedy, race, racism, discrimination, historical
Sources
- Follow Dr. Raul Perez on Twitter here.
- Check out his book from Stanford University Press, ‘The Souls of White Jokes.’
- Raul mentioned M. Alison Kibbler’s “Censoring Racial Ridicule”
- One example of racial humor is Black Minstrelsy, which you can read about here.
- Comedy surrounding the death of Queen Elizabeth II was controversial, with some outlets censoring jokes about the late Queen.
- Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue spurred a host of parody accounts. Some of which were amazing.
- And on this note, Doja Cat is the ultimate troll
- And on this note, Doja Cat is the ultimate troll
- We discussed Roxane Gay’s “Jada Pinkett Smith Shouldn’t Have to ‘Take a Joke.’ Neither Should You” from the NY Times, which discussed the Will Smith-Chris Rock incident.
- Raul recommended Matt Sienckiewicz and Nick Marx’s “That’s Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them”