Too soon? The case for Holocaust humour
“Too soon” is a phrase that gets bandied about in response to jokes about tragedy or misfortune. The implication is that a certain amount of time needs to pass before we can poke fun at loss or grief…
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‘At Home With Julia’ exposes obsession with personality over policy
Does the ABC’s new hit series At Home With Julia demonstrate an unreconstructed sexism in Australian political satire? Should we be cringing at our cultural immaturity again?
If the 2010 Election (or…
Mockumentary’s ‘beautiful confusion’ animates Chris Lilley’s Angry Boys
Last night’s premiere of Chris Lilley’s third mockumentary series, Angry Boys, was a reminder that television comedy in Australia as we once knew it has changed forever.
In the wake of the popular successes…
