why everything is funny, nothing is sacred, and we're all in this together Timpf, Kat creator author. text biography Biographies. Humor. nyu 2023 First edition. monographic eng

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x, 237 pages ; 24 cm "Comedian Kat Timpf shares how humor has kept her going during the hardest times of her life, and confronts the cancel culture that threatens modern comedy"-- When someone says "you can't joke about that," what they really mean is "this is a subject that makes people sad or angry." Timpf argues that those subjects are actually the most important to joke about: we can find healing through humor regarding things you probably don't want to bring up in polite conversations. -- adapted from jacket Discovering the Power of Comedy -- Intention Absolutely Matters -- Don't Erase Anything -- No One Wants to Hear You Whine (Unless It's Funny) -- Shitbag -- Live, Laugh, Die -- Is There Sexism in Comedy? -- Words Are Not Violence -- Safe Spaces Aren't Real (And That's Great!) -- On Apologies and Apologizing -- Sorry, But This One Is About Politics -- Free Speech as a Cultural Value -- Twitter and the Outrage Machine -- Comedy is My Religion -- PSA : You Also Have The Right Not To Speak Kat Timpf. Includes index n-us--- Timpf, Kat Comedy Political aspects United States Freedom of speech United States Cancel culture United States Women comedians United States Biography Women libertarians PN1929.P65 T56 2023 818 9780063270428 0063270420 2022048265 230109 20250318163154.0 z9ilms b4107933