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Volume 4, Issue 3
  • ISSN: 2042-7891
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Abstract

Abstract

This article examines the role of political comedy in Jón Gnarr'’s work for Icelandic television and his use of comic elements during his time as the mayor of Reykjavík 2010 to 2014. In applying Kenneth Burke’s theory of the comic frame on the first episode of the series The Night Shift and Jón Gnarr'’s political career, the article analyses the parallels in his work as a politician and a comedian.

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2014-09-01
2023-10-03
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Keyword(s): Icelandic Television; Jón Gnarr; Kenneth Burke; Næturvaktin; political comedy; The Night Shift

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