Asst. Prof. Tina Post became intrigued with how the gesture of expressionlessness operated in the 20th-century Black performances across literature, visual and performance art, film, theater, dance, ...

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 ...

“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 ...

It was a match made in heaven — not that Jenna Ortega and Aubrey Plaza are getting excited about it. Ortega, 20, and Plaza, 38, paired up to present the award for best male actor in a television movie ...

Hailing from Cleveland, OH and currently residing in Brooklyn, NY, Joshua Karpeh, who is professionally known as Cautious Clay, kicked off his second world tour, titled “Karma and Friends” in Chicago ...

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. Comedian Nathan Fielder’s persona is marked by deadpan. In his hit ...