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A discourse analysis of national identity in Nigerian stand-up humour

Discourse Studies, 2020
This article explores the comedic construction of national identity in Nigerian stand-up comedy. By national identity, I mean collective perspectives on the sociopolitical and cultural realities of postcolonial Nigeria. While critical discourse analysis provided the framework for interpretation, data was derived from purposively sampled recorded videos
I. Filani
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‘A Nation that Laughs Together, Stays Together’: Deconstructing Humour on Twitter During the National Lockdown in South Africa

Digital Humour in the Covid-19 Pandemic, 2021
From the seemingly mundane jokes about everyday life in lockdown to the viral video of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa struggling to put on his mask correctly, there was never a dull moment on Twitter during the lockdown period. Indeed, the comic relief was no doubt a welcome diversion amidst the stringent stay-at-home rules of the hitherto ...
N. Ndlovu
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