God's fools : saints, prophets, martyrs, and the making of modern comedy /

"From the self-abasements of Charlie Chaplin and Lenny Bruce's provocations to the present-day culture warring over figures like Dave Chappelle and Hannah Gadsby, comedians have always been not simply entertainers, but charismatic observers of (and participants in) social anxieties and pat...

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Main Author:	Crawford, Jason (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.
Subjects:	Comedy > History and criticism. Comedy > Social aspects. Comedians. Comédie > Histoire et critique. Comédie > Aspect social. Comiques. comedians. PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy. PERFORMING ARTS / General.