Who‘s Laughing Now?

Based on Melanie Jame Wolf's artistic exploration of comedy, tragedy and death in the stand-up comedy format, we will talk about humor as a subversive strategy on stage after the showing of "Finite Jest". How does comedy work in times of crisis? Where are the boundaries between a good joke and serious social issues? And who really laughs in the end?

Melanie Jame Wolf produces artistic works, performances and texts about power, persona and the phenomenon of "show business": the borderline, the convincing, the deceptive, the staged and the performative in the political, the theatrical and the everyday. Her work explores the radical vulnerability of the live moment and the body as a recalcitrant political enigma. These investigations are expressed through stylized aesthetics, uncanny shape-shifting and a skillful play with language. Her work has been widely exhibited in Germany and internationally.

savage-amusement.com
Instagram @melanie.jame.wolf

Information on accessibility:

Talk in German spoken language.
Duration: approx. 60 minutes without intermission.
All public areas of the Schwankhalle are at ground level and accessible without steps.

There are three different toilets: a barrier-free toilet that can also be used by wheelchair users, a toilet with 3 toilet cubicles and a toilet with urinals and a toilet cubicle.