David Gillota

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Ethnic Humor in Multiethnic America

Rutgers University Press

David Gillota examines the ways in which contemporary comic works both reflect and participate in national conversations about race and ethnicity. Such well-known texts as Chappelle’s Show, South Park, and Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, as well as numerous stand-up comedy acts, children’s films, and situation comedies are analyzed to explore how various humorists respond to multiculturalism and the increasing diversity of the American population.

  • Copyright year: 2013
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Dead Funny

The Humor of American Horror

Rutgers University Press

Covering everything from the use of slapstick in Final Destination to the comedy of awkwardness in Get OutDead Funny locates humor as a key element in the American horror film. It explores how the genre uses physical comedy, parody, satire, and camp to comment on gender, sexuality, and racial politics. 
 
 

  • Copyright year: 2023
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