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  Sex and Screwball Comedy in The Good Wife

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  Kelli Marshall DePaul University

  October 14, 2011

  4 comments

  a conversation, she snaps, “I’m always astounded when a man like you expresses such unadulterated drivel.” He ... retorts quickly, “Funny. I’m never astounded when you do.” As in classical screwball comedies, this witty ...
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  Colbert and the Talk Show Games

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  Ethan Thompson Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

  August 31, 2015

  2 comments

  segments and I’m not sure were that far removed from “Heatherball.” But it does seems to me that Colbert is ... top-dollar stars the first week or two of the new Colbert show, I’m looking forward to a few more weeks down ...
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  Brian Regan: “Poking a stick at the world”

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  Kathleen Collins John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York)

  May 19, 2016

  6 comments

  male, Regan counters the system with sarcastic barbs and beleaguered refrains of “I’m trying.” Though ...
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  And Thats Whats We Appreciates About Letterkenny

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  weswise Fresno State University

  May 21, 2020

  but if someone from the outsides comes a knockin’…”- Squirrelly Dan (Letterkenny)   Letterkenny is ... farther north in even more rural environs and who are inferred to be uncivilized. Later still, the outside ... people who otherwise bicker and fight band together in a sense of community to defend against an outside ...
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  “You’re Hurting Me”: Comedic Rhythms for Tragic Ends in Ronald Bronstein’s Frownland

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  Clark Comstock University of Cincinnati

  September 09, 2024

  entry to his apartment, eventually conceding to meet Keith outside of a local store. An elliptical edit ... shows Keith go from standing alone outside the store to storming through Sandy’s hallway; Sandy never ...
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  Be-Be-Beaver Boys!

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  Jeffrey Sconce Northwestern University

  January 22, 2008

  1 comment

  excitable “beaver boys” frolicking on the shrimp-strewn sand. Perhaps this is where “outsider” comedy is ...
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  User-Generated Media and Comedy in War

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  Nicole Clark Army Veteran

  January 14, 2014

  6 comments

  User-Generated Media and Comedy in War war videos military comedy Curator's Note Perhaps the most interesting media related aspect of modern warfare is that soldiers on the ground have the distinct opportunity of representing themselves in media. Sit ...
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  Skins: Immigration and the arrival and departure of Thomas

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  Jeanette Monaco University of the West of England

  May 21, 2010

  shots of Thomas dancing, unpacking and showering, the montage identifies Thomas as an outsider. While ...
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  Netflix's Brandless Stand-up Comedy Specials

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  Eric Forthun The University of Texas at Austin

  April 23, 2019

  2 comments

  economic imperative to appeal to as many audiences, in as many languages and regions, as possible ...
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  Queer World Making in Canadian Comedies

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  Jason Edward Black University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  May 22, 2020

  outside Canada (Kids in the Hall, SCTV, Kenny vs. Spenny, The Tom Green Show, Corner Gas, etc.). Taggart ... can affirm queer world making, it is possible for those offscreen to do the same regardless of their ...

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