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9 Comedy and cultural value

From bad taste to gross-out
  • John Mundy und Glyn White
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Abstract

This chapter examines some films and programmes which raise questions about taste and about cultural values. It looks at some detailed examples of comedy in radio, film and television that raises issues of taste. The chapter begins by looking at the Carry On films and the work of Benny Hill, examples primarily located in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. It then moves on to trace the origins and development of the gross-out movie from the abandonment of the Production Code in 1966 to the present. The chapter considers Borat, a film that pushes at boundaries of 'good taste' and 'political correctness' but which has enjoyed considerable critical and commercial success, and the controversial Four Lions. In addition to national and even regional determinants, it seems clear that class and gender are important factors influencing attitudes towards comedic taste.

Abstract

This chapter examines some films and programmes which raise questions about taste and about cultural values. It looks at some detailed examples of comedy in radio, film and television that raises issues of taste. The chapter begins by looking at the Carry On films and the work of Benny Hill, examples primarily located in the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s. It then moves on to trace the origins and development of the gross-out movie from the abandonment of the Production Code in 1966 to the present. The chapter considers Borat, a film that pushes at boundaries of 'good taste' and 'political correctness' but which has enjoyed considerable critical and commercial success, and the controversial Four Lions. In addition to national and even regional determinants, it seems clear that class and gender are important factors influencing attitudes towards comedic taste.

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  1. Front matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of illustrations vi
  4. Acknowledgements vii
  5. Dedication viii
  6. Introduction 1
  7. Part I Comedy forms
  8. 1 Silent film comedy 23
  9. 2 Early sound film comedy 45
  10. 3 The romantic comedy film 65
  11. 4 Radio comedy 81
  12. 5 Television comedy 100
  13. 6 Comedy and genre boundaries 130
  14. 7 Animated comedy 149
  15. Part II Themes, effects and impact of comedy
  16. 8 Comedy, gender and sexuality 173
  17. 9 Comedy and cultural value 207
  18. 10 Comedy, race and ethnicity 231
  19. Conclusion 254
  20. Appendix 259
  21. Select bibliography 261
  22. Index 273
https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526130525.00017

Kapitel in diesem Buch

  1. Front matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. List of illustrations vi
  4. Acknowledgements vii
  5. Dedication viii
  6. Introduction 1
  7. Part I Comedy forms
  8. 1 Silent film comedy 23
  9. 2 Early sound film comedy 45
  10. 3 The romantic comedy film 65
  11. 4 Radio comedy 81
  12. 5 Television comedy 100
  13. 6 Comedy and genre boundaries 130
  14. 7 Animated comedy 149
  15. Part II Themes, effects and impact of comedy
  16. 8 Comedy, gender and sexuality 173
  17. 9 Comedy and cultural value 207
  18. 10 Comedy, race and ethnicity 231
  19. Conclusion 254
  20. Appendix 259
  21. Select bibliography 261
  22. Index 273
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