Fred L. Gardaphé is Distinguished Professor of English and Italian/American Studies at Queens College, CUNY and the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute. He is editor of the Italian/American Culture Series, published by SUNY Press, and a cofounding coeditor of Bordighera Press, publisher of VIA: Voices in Italian Americana. Gardaphe’s books include Italian Signs, American Streets; Dagoes Read; Moustache Pete is Dead!; Leaving Little Italy; and From Wiseguys to Wise Men.

“Fred Gardaphe's Humor and Irony in Italian American Culture is a welcome additional to humor scholarship. Offering analyses of a wide range of Italian American texts—including film, music, television, and standup comedy—Gardaphe shines light on both an underexplored area of American ethnic humor and the important contributions of Italian Americans to popular culture in the United States.”—David Gillota, author of Dead Funny: The Humor of American Horror

Fred L. Gardaphé is Distinguished Professor of English and Italian/American Studies at Queens College, CUNY and the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute. He is editor of the Italian/American Culture Series, published by SUNY Press, and a cofounding coeditor of Bordighera Press, publisher of VIA: Voices in Italian Americana. Gardaphe’s books include Italian Signs, American Streets; Dagoes Read; Moustache Pete is Dead!; Leaving Little Italy; and From Wiseguys to Wise Men.

“Fred Gardaphe's Humor and Irony in Italian American Culture is a welcome additional to humor scholarship. Offering analyses of a wide range of Italian American texts—including film, music, television, and standup comedy—Gardaphe shines light on both an underexplored area of American ethnic humor and the important contributions of Italian Americans to popular culture in the United States.”—David Gillota, author of Dead Funny: The Humor of American Horror

Fred L. Gardaphé is Distinguished Professor of English and Italian/American Studies at Queens College, CUNY and the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute. He is editor of the Italian/American Culture Series, published by SUNY Press, and a cofounding coeditor of Bordighera Press, publisher of VIA: Voices in Italian Americana. Gardaphe’s books include Italian Signs, American Streets; Dagoes Read; Moustache Pete is Dead!; Leaving Little Italy; and From Wiseguys to Wise Men.

“Fred Gardaphe's Humor and Irony in Italian American Culture is a welcome additional to humor scholarship. Offering analyses of a wide range of Italian American texts—including film, music, television, and standup comedy—Gardaphe shines light on both an underexplored area of American ethnic humor and the important contributions of Italian Americans to popular culture in the United States.”—David Gillota, author of Dead Funny: The Humor of American Horror