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Louie, Louis: The Fictional, Stage, and Auteur Personas of Louis C.K. in 'Louie' [PDF]
Persona Studies, 2015 This paper examines stand-up comedy in light of the persona studies idea of proliferation of the public self to consider the ways comedians are represented and self-presented.
Melanie Piper
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Tradition and subjectivities: Warri-related comedians and their art
Tydskrif Vir Letterkunde, 2020 By some coincidence, many Nigerian stand-up comedians were born, raised, live in, or are associated with Warri and its environs. By Warri, as understood in the area, we mean Warri and its surroundings and, to a large extent, what is called the ‘core ...
Tanure Ojaide, Enajite Ojaruega
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Psychotic traits in comedians [PDF]
British Journal of Psychiatry, 2014 BackgroundThe popular belief that creativity is associated with madness has increasingly become the focus of research for many psychologists and psychiatrists. However, despite being prime examples of creative thinking, comedy and humour have been largely neglected.AimsTo test the hypothesis that comedians would resemble other creative individuals in ...
Victoria, Ando +2 more
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The European Journal of Humour ResearchAlthough humour on social media has attracted much attention in discourse and communication studies, little research has investigated this context among Indonesian celebrity comedians.
Ismail Tahir
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When Indonesia Comedians Talked about Omnibus Law: Pragmatically Comprehension
Ideas, 2021 This research aims to understand the message and the way of comedians in delivering their messages toward omnibus law in Indonesia. How the comedians build their power through language to confirm their position.
Fithrah Auliya Ansar +1 more
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Acta Theologica, 2023 Stand-Up Preaching, as per the subject line, promises homiletic insights from contemporary comedians. I must admit that Myers engages with contemporary comedians and the theory of comedy, as far as I can discern, in the most thorough manner possible in ...
W. Wessels
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Śmiech to zdrowie? Stand-up w obliczu pandemii
Jednak Książki, 2022 In this article, I analyze how the coronavirus pandemic has affected stand-up comedy. Due to the restrictions, comedians lost the opportunity to perform live. It was a serious problem, because it is impossible to create stand-up material without the main
Piotr Zdziarstek
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Creative uses of language to invoke sex-related taboos in Churchill Raw comedy shows
The European Journal of Humour Research, 2023 Churchill Raw event facilitates creative self-expression of young comedians through the incorporation of a variety of sex-related taboo topics. Yet, the multicultural nature of the participants in the Nairobi-based event makes the communication of such ...
Simon Wanjala Nganga
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Humor in the Arabic comedy show, N2O
Cogent Arts & Humanities, 2022 This study examines verbal humor in the Jordanian stand-up comedy show N2O. It identifies and analyzes how conversational maxims are flouted to create humor. To achieve this aim, 60 seven-minute episodes were taken from the channel of the show. The study
Sara Al-Sawaeer +2 more
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Paradoxes du stigmate : les représentations médiatiques de Marine Le Pen
Genre, Sexualité et Société, 2013 Media representations of female politicians differ from those of men involved in politics. For example, they currenly disadvantage women by linking them to the gender roles of daughter, spouse and mother, invoking skills far removed from the political ...
Frédérique Matonti
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