Screen Comedy and Online Audiences (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies)

Synopsis

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 with our social and cultural backgrounds, or with wider cultural ideas about film, TV, comedy, quality and entertainment? The book examines these questions through a study of audience responses posted to online facilities such as Twitter, Facebook, review sites, blogs and message boards. Bore’s analysis of these responses considers a broad range of issues, including how audiences perceive the idea of "national" comedy; what they think of female comedians; how they evaluate romcoms, sitcoms and web comedy; what they think is acceptable to joke about; what comedy fans get excited about; how fans interact with star comedians; and what comedy viewers really despise. The book demonstrates some of the ways in which we can adapt theories of humour and comedy to examine the practices of contemporary screen audiences, while offering new insights into how they negotiate the opportunities and constrictions of different online facilities to share their views and experiences.

Copyright:

2017

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

182 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781317672791

Related ISBNs:

9781315770574, 9781138780668, 9781138780668

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

05/08/19

Copyrighted By:

Taylor and Francis

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Computers and Internet, Social Studies, Humor

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.