In his essay Simon Critchley discusses how a possible attraction of comedy resides in its particularism. How it doesn’t unite the masses but reaffirms smaller… Read More »stan: Cultural identity and Limmy’s Show
In his essay Noel Carrol talks about how the defining character of the horror film is the monster. For the monster to work in the… Read More »Stan: Unscary monsters and The Mummy Returns
Adam Kotsko attributes the social history of America to the growth in the awkward comedy. For example, Kotsko argues that the fall of the USSR… Read More »stan- The awkward years: The Imbetweeners, Adam Kotsko and the Great Recession
Susan Sontag’s proclamation that: ‘All Camp objects, and persons contain a large element of artifice. Nothing in nature can be campy…’ (Sontag, p.277) made me… Read More »Camping Outback: camp and nature in Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
Umberto Eco discusses the carnival and its comedic value in acting as an upside-down world where the rules of the real world do not apply,… Read More »Stan: Eco’s Upside Down humour feat. Shane Black and SNL
In Mary Douglas’ essay she suggests that jokes are used in relation to power structures as a way of challenging the nature of authority. This… Read More »Stan- Punching Up/ Punching Down: Mary Douglas, Lennie Bruce and Ricky Gervais
The film Playtime has grown on me since I first watched it. While the critiques of modernity are apparent, I have grown to appreciate the… Read More »stan- Comedy: The Great Disruptor