Vol. 13 No. 4 (2025), Reviews
Vol. 13 No. 4 (2025)

Book review: Bhargava, Rashi and Richa Chilana (Eds.) (2023). Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy: Speaking Truth to Power. Taylor and Francis.

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Published 27-12-2025
Holly Kasselder
University of East London
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2561-0414
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Kasselder, H. (2025). Book review: Bhargava, Rashi and Richa Chilana (Eds.) (2023). Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy: Speaking Truth to Power. Taylor and Francis. The European Journal of Humour Research, 13(4), 199-203. https://doi.org/10.7592/EJHR.2025.13.4.1159
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