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Episode 32- Screwball Comedy and World War II

Damian Harmony

Damian describes the roots of the Screwball Comedy genre and its gender politics dynamics. Ed has an epiphany about screwball relating to the roots of the “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” trope. Damian then describes how World War II affected the genre. Spoiler- it’s not a happy story.

Episode 32- Screwball Comedy and World War II
Damian Harmony, Ed Blaylock

Episode 33- Screwball Comedy and World War II (Part 2)

Episode 31- Jedi, Buddhism, and Counterculture