Tate Podcast - The Art of Comedy

Stance created a podcast for Tate’s The Art Of… series.

Comedy as an art form can be traced all the way back to ancient Greece. From toilet humour and sarcasm, to irony and wordplay, artists continue to use comedy within their work today. In this episode, comedian Charlie George explores how artists have used comedy throughout art history and asks 'can art be purposefully funny?'

Hear from artist Abondance Matanda, art historian Alice Procter and assistant curators James Finch, Helen O'Malley and Katy Wan as they chat about their thoughts on comedy in art from Tate's collection.

This episode was a Stance Studios production for Tate, produced by Phil Brown, researched by Deborah Shorinde and executive produced Chrystal Genesis.

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