Can We Laugh at That?: Comedy in a Conflicted Age by Berlinerblau, Jacques
Can We Laugh at That?: Comedy in a Conflicted Age by Berlinerblau, Jacques

Can We Laugh at That?: Comedy in a Conflicted Age

Did you hear the one about the comedian who was canceled? Comedians are no strangers to controversy...
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Author: Jacques Berlinerblau
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Language: English
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Can We Laugh at That?: Comedy in a Conflicted Age by Berlinerblau, Jacques

Can We Laugh at That?: Comedy in a Conflicted Age

$81.99 $42.77
Can We Laugh at That?: Comedy in a Conflicted Age by Berlinerblau, Jacques

Can We Laugh at That?: Comedy in a Conflicted Age

$81.99 $42.77
Author: Jacques Berlinerblau
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Did you hear the one about the comedian who was canceled?

Comedians are no strangers to controversy or crossing the line. But some things do change. Humorists the world over are no longer simply denounced in grouchy op-eds. Now comedians are being hounded by criminal investigations and civil suits, or forced off the airwaves. They are menaced by vigilantes and religious fundamentalists. Some have been forced into exile, imprisoned, or even murdered. In the age of social media and global digital distribution, the audience is everyone, ensuring that criticism can be as vicious as it is unavoidable.

With a flair for storytelling, Jacques Berlinerblau explores the high stakes of the low blow in this darkly witty examination of American comedians such as Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Shane Gillis, and Sarah Silverman as well as humorists in France, Denmark, Zimbabwe, and Egypt.

Author: Jacques Berlinerblau
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 03/24/2026
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780520403031


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/16/2026
Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2026

About the Author
Jacques Berlinerblau, Rabbi Harold White Professor of Jewish Civilization at Georgetown University, is author of The Philip Roth We Don't Know: Sex, Race, and Autobiography and How to Be Secular. His writing appears in The Washington Post, MSNBC, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and elsewhere.
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