Seriously Funny
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Seriously Funny: Mexican Political Jokes as Social Resistance
By Samuel SchmidtGoldberg, Carey. 1990. “Hey, That's Funny, Mikhail! Now Did You Hear the One About...” Los Angeles Times, Nov. ... El hijo ilegítimo. Fuentes talmúdicas del psicoanálisis. Jerusalem: Semana. Hall, Edward T. 1973. The Silent Language.
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Seriously Funny: Poems about Love, Death, Religion, Art, Politics, Sex, and Everything Else
By David Kirby, Barbara HambyCan serious poetry be funny? Chaucer and Shakespeare would say yes, and so do the authors of these 187 poems that address timeless concerns but that also include comic elements.
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Seriously Funny: The Endlessly Quotable Terry Pratchett
By Terry PratchettThis collection is filled with his funniest and most memorable words about life, the universe and snoring.
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Seriously Funny: From the Ridiculous to the Sublime
By Howard JacobsonThe author argues in this book that the proscribing of certain types of humour may not be beneficial. Just as humour has its origins in the cursing of malign spirits,...
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Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s
By Gerald NachmanGerald Nachman presents the stories of the groundbreaking comedy stars of those years, each one a cultural harbinger: • Mort Sahl, of a new political cynicism • Lenny Bruce, of the sexual, drug, and language revolution • Dick Gregory, ...
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Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s
By Gerald NachmanThe comedians of the 1950s and 1960s were a totally different breed of relevant, revolutionary performer from any that came before or after, comics whose humor did much more than...
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Seriously Funny: Disability and the Paradoxical Power of Humor
By Shawn Chandler Bingham, Sara E. GreenSeriously Funny ranges from ancient Greek dramas to medieval courts jesters to contemporary comedy, from stage performances to the experiences of daily life.