Displaying 1 of 1 2019 Format: DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials Title: Tasteless / Skeleton Pictures and Cascade Media presents a film by Jeff Cerulli and Matt Ritter ; directed by Jeff Cerulli, Matt Ritter. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : Virgil Films & Entertainment, LLC, [2019] Description: 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. digital optical NTSC video file DVD video region 1 Summary: Back in the 1980s, a series of controversial books aptly titled Truly Tasteless Jokes swept the nation with their crude and controversial zingers. With comedy that pushed the boundaries of racism and gender, the books are a testament to how comedic culture has transformed over time. This documentary examines how the series author, Ashton Applewhite, went from a crude joke author to a feminist activist, how comedy has evolved since the 1980s, and how the dirty jokes of the past stand in today's social climate. Target Audience Note: Rating: Not rated. Subjects: Applewhite, Ashton. Comedy -- History and criticism. Humorists. Feminists. Genre: Documentary films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Other Author: Cerulli, Jeff, film director. Ritter, Mark, film director. Applewhite, Ashton, interviewee. Wilde, Larry, interviewee. Rogowsky, Scott, actor. Skeleton Pictures (Firm), presentation company. Cascade Media (Firm), presentation company. Virgil Films, publisher. Notes: Title from container. Wide screen (16:9). Interviewees: Ashton Applewhite, Larry Wilde, Scott Rogowsky, Mark Normand, Dan Soder. DVD, NTSC, region 1, wide screen (16:9); 5.1 surround. Closed-captioned. ISBN: 9786317923249 : DVD 6317923248 : DVD Publisher Number: 671322 Other Number: 1128190404 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 821275 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: DVD 809.917 Tasteles Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
