Annotated Bibliography

By: Jordan C.

Comedy Television Since the Year 2000: An Annotated Bibliography

Attardo, Salvatore. “Preface: Working class humor.” International Journal of Humor Research. Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 121-126. EBSCO. Web. 2 Nov. 2010.

This article was all about the classification of today’s humor, and what is considered comedy. It discussed that there are a lot of different types of comedy, and what actually gets to be classified as comedy television may not be the only comedy show on television.

Bagdasarov, Zhanna, et al. "I Am What I Watch: Voyeurism, Sensation Seeking, and Television Viewing Patterns." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 54.2 (2010): 299-315. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 2 Nov. 2010.

This article was about the idea that a person relates to the television show that is their favorite. It discusses how viewers are sympathetic towards the characters on the television shows that they watch.

Bore, Inger-Lise Kalviknes. “(Un)funny women: TV comedy audiences and the gendering of humour.” European Journal of Cultural Studies 2010 13: 139. EBSCO. Web. 17 Nov. 2010.

The article above talks about how women are found to be less funny than men in today’s comedy television. It talks about how even women think that female lead characters have less comedic value than male characters.

Fouts, Kimberly Vaughan. “Television Situation Comedies: Female Weight, Male Negative Comments, and Audience Reactions.” Journal of Sex Roles. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010.

This article talked about how the main thing that gets laughs on television shows these days are when males make negative comments about a female’s weight. It also discusses the impacts of having overly skinny female characters constantly being portrayed on these shows.

Lauzen, Martha M., David M. Dozier, and Nora Horan. "Constructing Gender Stereotypes Through Social Roles in Prime-Time Television." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 52.2 (2008): 200-214. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 2 Dec. 2010.

This article discusses the idea of a new stereotype of women that has come forth within the last ten years. It talks about how women are now shown in sitcoms having careers, but their careers still relate to the housework that had been previously shown in television programs of the past.

Pehlke, T., C. Hennon, M. Radina, and K. Kuvalanka. "Does Father Still Know Best? An Inductive Thematic Analysis of Popular TV Sitcoms. " Fathering 7.2 (2009): 114-139. ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest. Web. 2 Dec. 2010.

This article discusses the idea of father roles being shown on comedy television and how they impact the viewers.

Valdéon, Roberto A. "Schemata, scripts and the gay issue in contemporary dubbed sitcoms." Target: International Journal on Translation Studies 22.1 (2010): 71-93. Communication & Mass Media Complete. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010.

This article discusses the show, Will and Grace and how it was the first television show to have gay characters on mainstream television. It also discusses the stereotypes that came along with it.

Walsh, Elfried Fursich, Bonnie S Jefferson. “Beauty and the Patriarchal Beast: Gender Role Portrayals in Sitcoms Featuring Mismatched Couples.” Journal of Popular Film & Television. EBSCO. Web. 15 Nov. 2010.

This article was by far the best article I looked at. It discusses how now in television, there is a tendency for mismatched couples to be portrayed. It discusses the show According to Jim and how it portrays a beautiful, intelligent woman, who is married to an inept and chubby man. It discusses how although the female appears dominant in the relationship, the husband is the one who actually still has the control.