TikTok doesn’t just reward absurdist humour – it actively encourages it.
- Senior Lecturer in Comparative Culture, Literature and Translation, University of Sydney
Laughter is one of the most ubiquitous and pleasurable things humans do, which is why companies online want to know what we find funny.
War movies are an enduring genre, making hundreds of millions at the box office. With Anzac Day approaching, we ask: does Hollywood go too far in obscuring the true horrors of battle?
A Disney Hitler comedy by the director of Hunt for the Wilderpeople tests the line between funny and Führer.
Online videos of Hitler getting angry at things, based on a 2004 film scene, have found enduring appeal and recently featured in a Fair Work Commission case. Why the furor?
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