About the Author

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