The Question I Aim to Answer...

'Satire must be contemporary'. Discuss this statement with reference to both a contemporary stand-up comedian who appeals strongly to you and to your Goldoni project.Ensure that you clearly define 'satire' using academic sources.

I will be basing my answer to this question on the comedy of Frankie Boyle. I have chosen Frankie Boyle because of his Contemporary satire and the controversy that surrounds his work because of it.

Frankie Boyle - Controversy...


Elder Olson...

“To give definition to an art-form is the business of the artist”

Peter Buckroyd & Jane Ogborn...

“Satire is now seen broadly as a free-ranging mode of artistic attack, usually against some real or perceived view in thought attitude or practice.”

Richard F. Taflinger...

“Comedy is that which makes us laugh. This is the basis for any variation of comedy. However, just what is it that makes us laugh?”

Eric Weitz...

“One might encounter some difficulty in compiling a precise description applicable to all texts that we intuitively classify as comedy”.
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