Post-Comedy

by Alfie Bown

Not so long ago, comedy and laughter were a shared experience of relief, as Freud famously argued. At their best, ribbing, roasting, piss-taking and insulting were the foundation of a kind of universal culture from which friendship, camaraderie and solidarity could emerge.

Now, comedy is characterized by edgy humour and misplaced jokes that provoke personal and social anxiety, causing divisive cultural warfare in the media and among people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509563393
• ISBN13: 9781509563395
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 158 Pages