Original scientific paper

FEMALE STAND-UP COMEDY

Lucija Ljubić orcid.org/0000-0002-5496-6463 ; The Institute for the History of Croatian Literature, Theater and Music
Ivana Majer

Abstract

The paper examines the female stand-up as a specific type of stand-up comedy and gender performance which over the last several decades became more and more critical of the androcentric society. Giving a short history of stand-up and its reflections in both world and Croatia, the paper highlights the social outcomes of female stand-up comedy as a cultural practice. The paper explores the types of humour in contemporary stand-up comedy, the interplay of female stand-up performers and humour, the forms of female comedian opposition towards the society, as well as the disapproval of feminist organizations with regard to the topics and styles of female stand-up.

Keywords

stand-up comedy; humour; cultural practice

Hrčak ID:

200134

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/200134

Publication date:

9.5.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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