Can We Laugh at That?

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Slap to the Consensus

Part One. Comedic Controversies in the United States: Artists Get "Canceled" but the Consensus Holds (for the Most Part)
1. Dave Chappelle: Audience Participation
2. Sarah Silverman: Un-canceled, Self-canceled, Un-cancelable
3. Is "Cancellation" Gendered? Kathy Griffin and Shane Gillis

Part Two. Comedic Controversies in Other Liberal Democracies: The Consensus Under Siege
4. The Ab/uses of an Audience: Vir Das
5. Charlie Hebdo: The Terrorist's Veto
6. Dieudonne M'bala M'bala: Postcolonial Provocateur, Consensus Destroyer

Part Three. No Consensus: Jokes in Non-Democratic Spaces
7. "I'm Just a Satirist": Politainment and Bassem Youssef
8. Premeditated Provocation and Zimbabwe's Pseudo Consensus
9. The Interview: Comedic War Games

Conclusion: Troll Your Own

Notes
Index

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comedy;comedians;standup comedy;comedy controversies;pop culture;politics;political humor;Dave Chapelle;Sarah Silverman;Louis CK;Shane Gillis;Kathy Griffin;Vir Das