Sascha Cohen

Sascha Cohen is a writer and historian of American satire. Her work has appeared in Time, The Washington Post, Vice, Playboy, Smithsonian Magazine, The New York Daily News, SELF, and elsewhere.

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A Brief History of Punch-Down Comedy

When we talk about “punching down” vs. “punching up” in comedy, we are talking about where the cultural power of a joke is weighted.

Published in The Joy Issue on Jun 4, 2018

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