Deadpan is not so much a type of joke as a mode of delivery, a manner of address to an audience that often provokes nervous laughter. One reason is that performers – particularly comedians – are ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Emilia Mickevicius, University of Arizona (THE CONVERSATION) Deadpan is not so much a ...

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Deadpan is not so much a type of joke as a mode of delivery, a manner of address to an audience that often provokes nervous laughter. Comedian Nathan Fielder’s persona is marked by deadpan. In his hit ...