TY  - BOOK
AU  - O'Shannon,Dan
TI  - What are you laughing at?: a comprehensive guide to the comedic event 
SN  - 9781441162939
U1  - 809.917 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Continuum
KW  - Comedy
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Theory, etc
N1  - Includes index; Common comedy theories ; The comedic event ; Documenting the comedic event -- Part one. Elements of context, the reception factors: The receiver and his world ; Elements of communication ; Vehicles ; Level of control and identifying the source -- Part two. Comedic information: Fundamental components ; Incongruity ; Cognitive process ; Variations ; Comedy and entropy -- Part three. Enhancers, inhibitors, and aspects of awareness: How comedic information triggers enhancers and inhibitors ; Elements of the joke's communication, structure, and content -- Summing it all up
N2  - Presents an entirely new approach to comedy theory. It challenges long-held beliefs and shows how the three main theories of comedy (incongruity, superiority, and relief) are not in conflict; but rather, work as parts of a larger model
ER  -