That's Not Funny: How the Right Makes Comedy Work for Them

by Nick Marx and Matt Sienkiewicz

A 2022 Best Comedy Book, Vulture

A rousing call for liberals and progressives to pay attention to the emergence of right-wing comedy and the political power of humor.

"Why do conservatives hate comedy? Why is there no right-wing Jon Stewart?" These sorts of questions launch a million tweets, a thousand op-eds, and more than a few scholarly analyses. That's Not Funny argues that it is both an intellectual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520402960
• ISBN13: 9780520402966
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"