Contents
Introduction: Revamping the Four Major Theories on Humor
1. Fumerism: Feminist Anger and Joy from Roseanne Barr to Margaret Cho and Wanda Sykes
2. Fighting Back against Islamophobia and Post-9/11 Nationalism: Dean Obeidallah, Maysoon Zayid, Hari Kondabolu, and Others
3. Can the Animal Subaltern Laugh? Mocking Alpha Males with Georgia and Koko
4. A Catharsis of Shame: The Belly Laugh and SlutWalk
5. Breaking Down Bars of Separation: Radical Empathy and a Prison Roast with Jeff Ross
Conclusion. Humor Can’t Wait: In the Tragic with Tig Notaro and Hannah Gadsby
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index