“Negative Space” by Gillian Linden is a triumph of voice, specifically in its use of deadpan. “Deadpan” as a term first appeared in the early 20th century as a compound word meant to signal a ...

Deadpan is not so much a type of joke as a mode of delivery, a manner of address to an audience that often provokes nervous laughter. One reason is that performers – particularly comedians – are ...

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LOS ANGELES Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Jerry Digney, ...

Wisconsin Book of the Month highlights a book — new, newish or neglected — by a state writer or on a Milwaukee or Wisconsin subject that Journal Sentinel books editor Jim Higgins recommends you read ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Emilia Mickevicius, University of Arizona (THE CONVERSATION) Deadpan is not so much a ...