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1. “Desperate Cheeto”: How Comedy Functions as Deviant Creative Resistance

  • Caty Borum
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The Revolution Will Be Hilarious
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© 2023 New York University Press, New York, USA

© 2023 New York University Press, New York, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents xi
  3. List of Figures xiii
  4. Preface xv
  5. Introduction: “It’s like Taking Your Vodka with a Chaser”: Comedy as Civic Power in the Participatory Media Age 1
  6. 1. “Desperate Cheeto”: How Comedy Functions as Deviant Creative Resistance 27
  7. 2. “It’s All about Who You Know”: Pitching and Producing Comedy in the Transforming Entertainment Industry 47
  8. 3. “Hollywood Won’t Change Unless It’s Forced to Change”: How Activism and Entertainment Collide and Collaborate 75
  9. 4. “You Learn to Be Racist from People You Love”: Co-creating Comedy for Antiracism Public Engagement 97
  10. 5. “Invisibility Is Not a Superpower”: Asserting Native American Identity through Humor 126
  11. 6. “Maybe They Think Beauty Can’t Come from Here”: Resilience and Power in the Climate Crisis 152
  12. 7. “I’ve Always Been a Syringe-Half- Full Kinda Guy”: Changing the Entertainment Comedy Pipeline 182
  13. Conclusion: Taking Comedy Seriously 205
  14. Acknowledgments 215
  15. Appendix: List of Interviewees 219
  16. Notes 221
  17. Index 247
  18. About the Author 261
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479810840.003.0006

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents xi
  3. List of Figures xiii
  4. Preface xv
  5. Introduction: “It’s like Taking Your Vodka with a Chaser”: Comedy as Civic Power in the Participatory Media Age 1
  6. 1. “Desperate Cheeto”: How Comedy Functions as Deviant Creative Resistance 27
  7. 2. “It’s All about Who You Know”: Pitching and Producing Comedy in the Transforming Entertainment Industry 47
  8. 3. “Hollywood Won’t Change Unless It’s Forced to Change”: How Activism and Entertainment Collide and Collaborate 75
  9. 4. “You Learn to Be Racist from People You Love”: Co-creating Comedy for Antiracism Public Engagement 97
  10. 5. “Invisibility Is Not a Superpower”: Asserting Native American Identity through Humor 126
  11. 6. “Maybe They Think Beauty Can’t Come from Here”: Resilience and Power in the Climate Crisis 152
  12. 7. “I’ve Always Been a Syringe-Half- Full Kinda Guy”: Changing the Entertainment Comedy Pipeline 182
  13. Conclusion: Taking Comedy Seriously 205
  14. Acknowledgments 215
  15. Appendix: List of Interviewees 219
  16. Notes 221
  17. Index 247
  18. About the Author 261
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