Thinking Seriously About Comedy with Nick Marx and Matt Sienciwicz
Aug 31, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
Comedy is one of world’s oldest, most popular art forms, but almost no one thinks seriously about what comedy is or what it’s for. Is comedy inherently liberal? Does it actually convey truth, or is it just for entertainment? And what do we make of the rise of right-wing comedy in America? Researchers Nick Marx and Matt Sienkiewicz, authors of the new book That's Not Funny join Adam to discuss these topics and more.
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