Is Brexit funny? The cultural significance of comedy about Brexit

Weaver, Simon and Lockyer, Sharon (2018) Is Brexit funny? The cultural significance of comedy about Brexit. LSE Brexit (26 Jun 2018). Website.

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Abstract

Since mid-2016 there has been a vast amount of jokes, comedy and satire about the EU referendum and Brexit. Is Brexit funny? Is it controversial for comedians to joke about Brexit? Where are all the pro-Brexit comedians? In this blog, Simon Weaver and Sharon Lockyer look at the cultural significance of comedy about Brexit.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2018/06/26/is-brexit...
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Authors
Divisions:	European Institute Government School of Public Policy ?? SCPP ??
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) > JN101 Great Britain
Date Deposited:	27 Nov 2018 10:22
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 17:53
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/90791

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