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Aug 9, 2006 · As Jessica Clark has noted in her August 4, 2006, review for the Chicago monthly In These Times, Paul Lewis’s book Cracking Up: American Humor in a Time of Conflict delivers an in-depth exploration of this contentious world of controversial, manipulative, and disturbing laughter. Clark writes:
Sep 25, 2006 · Covering topics that range from the revealing jokes of Jon Stewart to the deceiving one-liners of George W. Bush, and from the tongue-in-cheek sadism of Hanibal Lecter to the gentle humor of hospital clowns, Lewis shows that this purposeful comedy is both good and bad for Americans.
Jan 20, 2024 · Stand-up comedy star Ali Siddiq learned his skills by cracking up fellow inmates A prison sentence turned the former drug dealer into a master storyteller who now releases specials and packs theaters.
1980s comedy film Jerry Lewis movie review stinker. A review of the 1983 comedy Cracking Up directed and starring Jerry Lewis.
Navigating this contentious world of controversial, manipulative, and disturbing laughter, Cracking Up argues that the good news about American humor in our time—that it is delightful, relaxing, and distracting—is also the bad news.
The other films Jerry made around this time were either just terrible ("Slapstick Encounters") or featured more of his dramatic side ("KIng of Comedy", "Funny Bones"). This film is just plain funny and its too bad it never got a wide theatrical release.
Oct 1, 2006 · Navigating this contentious world of controversial, manipulative, and disturbing laughter, "Cracking Up" argues that the good news about American humor in our time that it is delightful, relaxing, and distracting is also the bad news.
