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  The Question Concerning Technological Humor

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  Aaron Dickinson Sachs Saint Mary's College of California

  June 07, 2016

  creating an instrument to suit our vision of a humorous world.   I’m left wondering, if it were possible to ...
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  Gallows Humor and Academic Life

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  Hollis Griffin Denison University

  August 26, 2013

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  as an academic. I know that I’m lucky to have an academic job. Even so, this doesn’t mean that it’s ...
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  Born in Error

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  Simon Tarr University of South Carolina

  February 05, 2013

  together. To my mind, the only possible soundtrack that could accompany this is the 1924 recording of Clara ...
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  Conan O'Brien's Advertisers Need A Friend

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  Andrew Coolidge The University of Texas at Austin

  August 02, 2019

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  Conan O'Brien's Advertisers Need A Friend humor advertising podcast Conan O'Brien Curator's Note The recent influx of celebrity podcasts highlights the way each host chooses to engage with the mandatory ad breaks. Some hosts read the a ...
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  Amy Schumer's Mirrors

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  Lisa Glebatis Perks Merrimack College

  June 02, 2016

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  Amy Schumer's Mirrors Racial Stereotypes humor comedy as mirror comedy amy schumer Curator's Note Amy Schumer's rise in comedy coincided with allegations of racial and ethnic insensitivity. Stacey Patton and David J. Leonard wrote in The Wa ...
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  Mirrors of Our World: Metaphor, Satire and Social Commentary in Editorial Cartoons and Memes

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  Aseel Zibin University of Jordan

  October 09, 2025

  minimizing processing time. This means that they attempt to pack as much meaning and relevance as possible ...
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  On Political Satire: ‘Ha-Ha’ Funny or Contemptuously So?

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  Jeffrey P. Jones Old Dominion University

  July 24, 2007

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  On Political Satire: ‘Ha-Ha’ Funny or Contemptuously So? satire George W. Bush politics FOX fandom Comedy Central Gulliver’s Travels Half-Hour News Hour humor Daily Show Lil Bush criticism animation Little Rascals Jon Stewart contempt anti-fandom Rory Bre ...