Beyond a joke : the limits of humour

Notes on Contributors Introduction: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Humour and Comedy S.Lockyer & M.Pickering Comic Racism and Violence M.Billig Race and Ethnicity in Popular Humour D.Howitt & K.Owusu-Bempah Humour and the Conduct of Politics J.Morreall Parody and Decorum: Permission to Mock J.Palmer Breaking the Mould: Conversations with Omid Djalili and Shazia Mirza S.Lockyer & M.Pickering Merry Hell: Humour Competence and Social Incompetence K.Willis Privacy, Embarrassment and Social Power: British Sitcom F.Gray Comedies of Sexual Morality and Female Singlehood D.Chambers The Ambiguities of Comic Impersonation M.Pickering & S.Lockyer Bibliography Index