Soda Through My Nose: The Great Comedians of Deadpan Comedy

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. While it's true that comedy is defined differently from person to person and culture to culture, comedy's intent is to amuse and get the laugh. Comedy can take the form of social or political satire, slapstick, irony, parody, black comedy and many other forms. Comedy is an ever-evolving art that mutates with the whims of the cultural funny bone. This book explores deadpan comedy, and the comedians who have mastered the style. In deadpan comedy, the comedian delivers humor with no emotional impact, bland body language and casual tones. Deadpan style is characterized by steady voices, matter-of-fact deliveries, a serious demeanor and unaware charm. Included are Ricky Gervais, Zach Galifianakis, Bill Murray, Bob Newhart, Peter Sellers, Leslie Nielsen, Steve Carrell, Garry Shandling, Tom Green, Norm Macdonald, Seth Rogen, and many more. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.