Archive - letdown comedy

LC#8: Lost in Translation

Vices and virtues of Italian dubbing.

Feb 6, 2021 •

LC#28: That's Not Funny

Reviewing a book about right-wing comedy.

Aug 12, 2022 •

LC#5: Holiday Edition

On the comedy club and how important it is.

Dec 26, 2020 •

LC#10: The Cinderella of the Arts

Taking comedy seriously in Italy (feat. Chiara Galeazzi).

Mar 6, 2021 •

LC#24: Second Chancers

On the late bloomers of comedy.

Feb 8, 2022 •

LC#22: Talking Funny

Reflecting on the landmark HBO special and how comedy has changed in the last decade.

Dec 13, 2021 •

LC#18: The Comedy of Waste

On the poetics of food comedy.

Jul 5, 2021 •

LC#13: Nerd Politics — The Black Nerd

On comedy, blackness, and nerd power.

Apr 17, 2021 •

LC#15: Laughter, or Lack Thereof

On LOL and glocalized humor.

May 17, 2021 •

LC#12: Nerd Politics — White and Nerdy

Some thoughts on nerdy rap.

Apr 3, 2021 •

Feeling Bo Burnham's comedy (and thinking about it, too).

Jun 14, 2021 •

LC#19: Comedy and Death

On the comedians who wrestle with the dark.

Sep 20, 2021 •

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