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"On Violent Laughter (and Other Comedic First Principles)": An Essay by Will Franken (Keywords: Humour; Satire; Happiness; Subversion; Identity; Plato; Aristotle)
"Comedic happiness, initiated through surprise and propelled by laughter, must constitute an act of subversion."
Will Franken
17 min read
"Living a Wisecracking Life": David Shoemaker in conversation with Will Franken (Keywords: Humour; Morality; Absurdism; Deception; Stereotyping; Shame)
"Absurdity, most generally, consists in a disparity between our expectations or pretentions and reality."
David Shoemaker
19 min read
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