Fifty years ago, Richard Walter wrote a novel about a somewhat antisemitic West Virginia Buick dealer who wakes up one day to find himself transformed into the world’s most popular Jewish comedian, ...

Deadpan is not so much a type of joke as a mode of delivery, a manner of address to an audience that often provokes nervous laughter. One reason is that performers – particularly comedians – are ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Emilia Mickevicius, University of Arizona (THE CONVERSATION) Deadpan is not so much a ...