“Give Me the Seth Rogen Laugh”: This Is the End and Parafictional Persona

Type: Journal article

Publication: Popular Culture Studies Journal

Abstract: This paper applies the theory of parafictional persona to This Is the End (2012), positioning its ensemble cast as a key example of an increasingly common occurrence: actors and performers playing themselves in fictional media.

Citation (Chicago): Dixon, Bradley J., “‘Give Me the Seth Rogen Laugh’: This Is the End and Parafictional Persona,” Popular Culture Studies Journal 7, no. 2 (2019): 25–38.

Citation (APA7): Dixon, B. J. (2019). “Give Me the Seth Rogen Laugh”: This Is the End and Parafictional Persona. Popular Culture Studies Journal, 7(2), 25–38.