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Screen Comedy and Online Audiences / Inger-Lise Kalviknes Bore.

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"The question of why we laugh (or don't laugh) has intrigued scholars since antiquity. This book contributes to that debate by exploring how we evaluate screen comedy. What kinds of criteria do we use to judge films and TV shows that are meant to be funny? And what might that have to do wi...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Bore, Inger-Lise Kalviknes (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Taylor and Francis, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Routledge research in cultural and media studies.
Subjects:
Comedy films > History and criticism.
Television comedies > History and criticism.
Motion picture audiences > Social aspects.
Television viewers > Social aspects.
Online social networks > Social aspects.
Comedy films.
Television comedies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • chapter 2 Comedy and Comedian Fandom
  • Parks and Recreation on Tumblr
  • chapter 3 Women in Hollywood Comedy
  • P/reviewing Bridesmaids and Ghostbusters
  • chapter 4 National and Transnational Comedy
  • Lilyhammer on NRK and Netflix
  • chapter 5 Black Web Comedy
  • Brothers with No Game on YouTube
  • chapter 6 Sitcom Audiences and Genre Developments
  • Everybody Hates Chris, Miranda and Gavin & Stacey
  • chapter 7 Reviewing Romcom
  • (500) Days of Summer on IMDb
  • chapter 8 Comedy and Transgression
  • Pinning Amy Schumer
  • chapter 9 Unintentional Comedy and Comic Failure
  • Tommy Wiseau Fandom on Reddit
  • chapter 10 Conclusion
  • The Structure of Comedy Culture.

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