1. Okay, I tried to resist but can't help it. A few quick thoughts on Joan Rivers & 1950s "sick" or "new wave" comedy.
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5. "Sick" comedians only make sense in context of conformist 1950s America, where admitting unhappiness & anger was subversive.
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6. The pivotal figure was of course Lenny Bruce. Like everyone else in her cohort, Rivers was blown away by Bruce & took courage from him.
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@HeerJeet Interesting. Weird to think of this style as coming into being and not having always been the case.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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