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Nixon, James. 2019. “You Think I'm Joking”: Examining the Weaponized Comedy of President Obama's Stand-Up Addresses at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. Studies in American Humor 5 (1) : 103–123.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
comedy | dinner conversation | humor | irony | joke | political system | power
Place, Publisher
Penn State University Press

Annotation

In its interpretation of a substantial satirical and comic strategy within Obama's stand-up addresses, this paper reflects on the nature of modern satire and stand-up comedy and their intricate relationship with forms of American power.