From the Baron of Münchhausen to the Memes... the evolution of absurdity in literature, cinema and digital media

Fernando Gutiérrez R The absurd was not born yesterday The absurd is not a fashion. Long before the memes made us laugh from a screen, the absurd was already protagonist in the pages of the books, in the stages of the theater and, later, on the screens of cinema. From The Baron of Münchhausen to Top Secret, passing by Where is the pilot?, the cinema of Jim Carrey, and now to the most viral TikToks, the absurd has shown an unusual ability to adap…