Women Comedians in the Digital Age

Name: Women Comedians in the Digital Age
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Women Comedians in the Digital AgeMedia Work and Critical Reputations After Trump\nAuthor(s): Alex Symons\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032213422, 978-1032213422\nSynopsis\nThis book offers a thorough examination of digital work by women comedians in the US, exploring their use of digital media to perform jokes, engage with fans, remake their reputations, and become political activists. This book argues that despite its many adverse effects, digital work is changing comedy, empowering women to create new comic forms and negotiate the contentious political climate incited by former President Donald. J. Trump. \n\nChapters are focused on video podcasting, TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and the streaming platform Netflix each containing informative case studies on significant women comedians who use them, including Sarah Silverman, Amy Schumer, Leslie Jones, Mindy Kaling, Colleen Ballinger, Lilly Singh, Ms.