Kliph Nesteroff

There is a common belief that we live in unprecedented times, that people are too sensitive today, that nobody objected to the actions of actors, comedians, and filmmakers in the past. Modern pundits would have us believe that Americans of a previous generation had tougher skin and seldom complained. But does this argument hold up to scrutiny? In Outrageous, celebrated...

From the preeminent historian of comedy, an expansive history of show business and the battles over culture that have echoed through the decades and changed the United States. There is a common belief that we live in unprecedented times, that nobody got offended in the past, that people are simply too sensitive today, and that racism and sexism were once...