In May 2023, we lead a panel on the limits of comedy at the Philosophy and Comedy Ideas Festival at the University of Kent.
Chaired by Eleni Kapogianni, our panellists discussed the limits of comedy from the perspectives of linguistics, the law, and comedians. Below, you can listen to what they had to say.
Listen to Chi-Hé Elder (University of East Anglia) discuss the limits of comedy from a linguistic perspective: intention, accountability, and deniability
Listen to Oliver Double (University of Kent) discuss the limits of comedy from a comedian's perspective: technical skill, permitted range of attack, and the audience
Listen to Jennifer Young (University of Groningen) discuss the limits of comedy from a legal perspective: freedom of expression, defamation, and the Communications Act 2003
Listen to Ibi Reichl (University of Kent) discuss the limits of comedy from a linguistic perspective: interpersonal dynamics, face, and moral transgression
We thank the event organisers and panellists for their kind permission to share these recordings.