ABSTRACT
In considering the representational possibilities of sketch comedy programs, Candace Moore analyzes the role humor plays in destabilizing LGBTQ+ stereotypes and circulating queer ideas to more mainstream, heterogeneous audiences. Given short-format, improv-style comedy’s reliance on intertextuality and tendency to construct parodies and satirical bits around popular culture, Moore argues that sketch shows critique and even historicize queer and trans media representations.
