Comedy, Repetition and Racial Stereotypes on Television

Authors

  • Michaela Wünsch Berlin Institute for Cultural Inquiry (ICI)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2280-9481/6879

Keywords:

Curb Your Enthisiasm, tv series, sitcom

Abstract

The article explores the affinity of comedy for repetition, analyzing particularly the sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm (Creator: Larry David, HBO 2000-2011), a comedy series on the life of the co-creator and writer of Seinfeld, Larry David, who plays himself. Sitcoms in general have been assessed as a conservative form of television in regard to its repetitive form, its contents, and stereotypes. Through an analysis of Curb, I will reevaluate this appraisal in regard to racial and especially to anti-Semitic stereotypes.

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Published

2016-04-01

How to Cite

Wünsch, M. (2016). Comedy, Repetition and Racial Stereotypes on Television. Cinergie – Il Cinema E Le Altre Arti, 5(9), 103–116. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2280-9481/6879

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Section

Under Analysis