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A straight face, with a wink – the subtle humor of deadpan photography

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par Emilia Mickevicius, Norton Family Assistant Curator of Photography, University of Arizona

Deadpan is not so much a type of joke as a mode of delivery, a manner of address to an audience that often provokes nervous laughter.

Comedian Nathan Fielder’s persona is marked by deadpan. In his hit HBO comedy series “The Rehearsal,” he maintains a blank facial expression as he listens to contestants fumble their auditions for “Wings of Voice,” his fake reality singing competition. He takes the task of donning

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