Curious Conversations Speaker Series, Funny Stuff: How Comedy Shaped American History

Learn about how Comedy shaped American History, featuring Ryan Lintelman, a public historian and historian of American entertainment. Reserve your Free Ticket About the speaker: Ryan Lintelman is a public historian and historian of American entertainment with a special interest in the history of film, television, and comedy. In his scholarship, he explores how people living in the United States have interacted with popular entertainment, and how popular culture shapes and reflects historical debates and developments. By probing the production, exhibition, reception, and cultural conversations about entertainment performance and products, he strives to engage a broad public in discussing Americans’ understandings of themselves and their place in the world throughout the nation’s history. Curious Conversations Speaker Series invites you to explore big ideas with local scholars, experts, and community leaders who are passionate about the impact of the world around you. Dive into fascinating topics spanning history, science, and the natural world all in a welcoming, thought-provoking setting. Best of all, every event is free and open to the public.