Not Amused: Why Standup Comedy Isn’t Funny
In most of today’s standup comedy the outrageousness of the topic goes a long way toward compensating for the absence of wit. I’m not amused.
Stephen Akey
Stephen Akey is a memoirist and essayist who lives in Brooklyn, New York.
He is the author of Raccoon Love, Culture Fever, Library, and College. His
essays have appeared in The New Republic, The Los Angeles Review of
Books, The Hedgehog Review, and other publications.