Episode 32- Screwball Comedy and World War II
- Author
- Damian Harmony, Ed Blaylock
- Published
- Sat 19 Oct 2019
- Episode Link
- https://www.geekhistorytime.com/episodes/episode-32-screwball-comedy-and-world-war-ii
Damian describes the roots of the Screwball Comedy genre and its gender politics dynamics. Ed has an epiphany about screwball relating to the roots of the "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" trope. Damian then describes how World War II affected the genre. Spoiler- it's not a happy story.
