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Comic Performance in Pakistan
The Bhānd
Inbunden, 2017
1243 kr
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This book explores comic performance in Pakistan through the vibrant Indo-Muslim tradition of the Punjabi bhānd which now holds a marginal space in contemporary weddings. With irreverent repartee, genealogical prowess, a topsy-turvy play with hierarchies and shape shifting, the low-status bhānd …
Taboo Comedy
Television and Controversial Humour
Inbunden, 2016
1644 kr
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The essays in this collection explore taboo and controversial humour in traditional scripted (sitcoms and other comedy series, animated series) and non-scripted forms (stand-up comedy, factual and reality shows, and advertising) both on cable and network television. Whilst the focus is …
Russell Brand: Comedy, Celebrity, Politics
Inbunden, 2016
586 kr
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Russell Brand is one of the most high profile and controversial celebrities of our time. A divisive figure, his ability to bounce back from adversity is remarkable. This book traces his various career stages through which he has done this, moving from comedy, to TV presenting; from radio to …
Taboo Comedy
Television and Controversial Humour
Häftad, 2018
280 kr
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The essays in this collection explore taboo and controversial humour in traditional scripted (sitcoms and other comedy series, animated series) and non-scripted forms (stand-up comedy, factual and reality shows, and advertising) both on cable and network television. Whilst the focus is …
Politics of British Stand-up Comedy
The New Alternative
Av Sophie Quirk
Inbunden, 2018
625 kr
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This Palgrave Pivot questions how a new generation of alternative stand-up comedians and the political world continue to shape and influence each other. The Alternative Comedy Movement of the late 1970s and 1980s can be described as a time of unruly experimentation and left-wing radicalism. This …
Comic Everywoman in Irish Popular Theatre
Political Melodrama, 1890-1925
Inbunden, 2019
605 kr
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This book is a comprehensive study of comic women in performance as Irish Political Melodrama from 1890 to 1925. It maps out the performance contexts of the period, such as Irish “poor” theatre both reflecting and complicating narratives of Irish Identity under British Rule. The study investigates …
New Indian Nuttahs
Comedy and Cultural Critique in Millennial India
Av Kavyta Kay
Häftad, 2018
551 kr
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This book takes a journey into the new and exciting created by a the wave of Indian comedians today, described affectionately here as the New Indian Nuttahs, and looks at what these tell us about identity, “Indianness”, censorship, feminism, diaspora and millennial India. It provides a unique …
Comedy and the Politics of Representation
Mocking the Weak
Häftad, 2019
716 kr
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This edited collection explores the representations of identity in comedy and interrogates the ways in which “humorous” constructions of gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, class and disability raise serious issues about privilege, agency and oppression in popular culture. Should there be …
Mockumentary Comedy
Performing Authenticity
Häftad, 2018
551 kr
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This book is the first to take comedy seriously as an important aspect of the popular mockumentary form of film and television fiction. It examines the ways in which mockumentary films and television programmes make visible—through comedy—the performances that underpin straight documentaries and …
Punk Turn in Comedy
Masks of Anarchy
Av Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone
Häftad, 2019
736 kr
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This book examines the interconnections between punk and alternative comedy (altcom). It explores how punk’s tendency towards humour and parody influenced the trajectory taken by altcom in the UK, and the punk strategies introduced when altcom sought self-definition against dominant established …
Shakespeare and Sexuality in the Comedy of Morecambe & Wise
Inbunden, 2020
901 kr
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Contextualizing the duo’s work within British comedy, Shakespeare criticism, the history of sexuality, and their own historical moment, this book offers the first sustained analysis of the 20th Century’s most successful double-act. Over the course of a forty-four-year career (1940-1984), Eric …
Shakespeare and Sexuality in the Comedy of Morecambe & Wise
Häftad, 2021
605 kr
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Contextualizing the duo’s work within British comedy, Shakespeare criticism, the history of sexuality, and their own historical moment, this book offers the first sustained analysis of the 20th Century’s most successful double-act. Over the course of a forty-four-year career (1940-1984), Eric …
Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedy
Av Patrice A. Oppliger, Eric Shouse
Inbunden, 2020
1207 kr
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This book focuses on the “dark side” of stand-up comedy, initially inspired by speculations surrounding the death of comedian Robin Williams. Contributors, those who study humor as well as those who perform comedy, join together to contemplate the paradoxical relationship between tragedy and comedy …
Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedy
Av Patrice A. Oppliger, Eric Shouse
Häftad, 2021
1207 kr
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This book focuses on the “dark side” of stand-up comedy, initially inspired by speculations surrounding the death of comedian Robin Williams. Contributors, those who study humor as well as those who perform comedy, join together to contemplate the paradoxical relationship between tragedy and comedy …
Comic Everywoman in Irish Popular Theatre
Political Melodrama, 1890-1925
Häftad, 2020
569 kr
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Comedy and Legacy of Music-Hall Women 1880-1920
Brazen Impudence and Boisterous Vulgarity
Av Sam Beale
Inbunden, 2020
1098 kr
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This book explores the comedy and legacy of women working as performers on the music-hall stage from 1880–1920, and examines the significance of their previously overlooked contributions to British comic traditions. Focusing on the under-researched female ‘serio-comic’, the study includes six …
Comedy and Legacy of Music-Hall Women 1880-1920
Brazen Impudence and Boisterous Vulgarity
Av Sam Beale
Häftad, 2021
1098 kr
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This book explores the comedy and legacy of women working as performers on the music-hall stage from 1880–1920, and examines the significance of their previously overlooked contributions to British comic traditions. Focusing on the under-researched female ‘serio-comic’, the study includes six …
Red Letter at the Music Hall
Reviews from 1902–1914
Inbunden, 2022
551 kr
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This book reprints and analyses reviews of music hall acts from the family magazine The Red Letter, which was published by the Scottish based firm D C Thomson from 1899 to 1987. The articles under review range in date from 1902 to 1914, covering theatres all over Britain and acts from around the …
Red Letter at the Music Hall
Reviews from 1902–1914
Häftad, 2023
551 kr
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This book reprints and analyses reviews of music hall acts from the family magazine The Red Letter, which was published by the Scottish based firm D C Thomson from 1899 to 1987. The articles under review range in date from 1902 to 1914, covering theatres all over Britain and acts from around the …
Video Games and Comedy
Av Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone, Tomasz Z. Majkowski m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1425 kr
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Video Games and Comedy is the first edited volume to explore the intersections between comedy and video games. This pioneering book collects chapters from a diverse group of scholars, covering a wide range of approaches and examining the relationship between video games, humour, and comedy from …
Video Games and Comedy
Av Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone, Tomasz Z. Majkowski m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
1425 kr
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Video Games and Comedy is the first edited volume to explore the intersections between comedy and video games. This pioneering book collects chapters from a diverse group of scholars, covering a wide range of approaches and examining the relationship between video games, humour, and comedy from …
Alternative Comedy Now and Then
Critical Perspectives
Av Oliver Double, Sharon Lockyer
Inbunden, 2022
1098 kr
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Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focusing on the history and legacy of the alternative comedy movement in Britain that began in 1979 and continues to influence contemporary stand-up comedy. The collection examines the contexts, performances and …
Alternative Comedy Now and Then
Critical Perspectives
Av Oliver Double, Sharon Lockyer
Häftad, 2023
1098 kr
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Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focusing on the history and legacy of the alternative comedy movement in Britain that began in 1979 and continues to influence contemporary stand-up comedy. The collection examines the contexts, performances and …
Comedy in Crises
Weaponising Humour in Contemporary Art
Inbunden, 2023
1692 kr
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Comedy in Crises provides a novel contribution to an emerging comedy studies field, offering a fresh approach and understanding toward both the motivation and reception of humour in diverse contemporary art contexts. Drawing together research by artists, theorists, curators, and historians from …
Comedy in Crises
Weaponising Humour in Contemporary Art
Häftad, 2024
1692 kr
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Comedy in Crises provides a novel contribution to an emerging comedy studies field, offering a fresh approach and understanding toward both the motivation and reception of humour in diverse contemporary art contexts. Drawing together research by artists, theorists, curators, and historians from …
UK and Irish Television Comedy
Representations of Region, Nation, and Identity
Inbunden, 2023
1744 kr
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This book looks at television comedy, drawn from across the UK and Ireland, and ranging chronologically from the 1980s to the 2020s. It explores depictions of distinctive geographical, historical and cultural communities presented from the insiders’ perspective, simultaneously interrogating the …
UK and Irish Television Comedy
Representations of Region, Nation, and Identity
Häftad, 2024
1752 kr
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This book looks at television comedy, drawn from across the UK and Ireland, and ranging chronologically from the 1980s to the 2020s. It explores depictions of distinctive geographical, historical and cultural communities presented from the insiders’ perspective, simultaneously interrogating the …
Politics of Recognition and Representation in Indian Stand-Up Comedy
Av Richa Chilana, Rashi Bhargava
Inbunden, 2024
1643 kr
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This book, first of its kind in the Indian context, brings together both a theoretical understanding of various aspects of the humour, aesthetics and politics of stand-up comedy, and case studies of various forms of stand-up comedy in India. This volume is interdisciplinary wherein the contributors …
Politics of Recognition and Representation in Indian Stand-Up Comedy
Av Richa Chilana, Rashi Bhargava
Häftad, 2025
1643 kr
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This book, first of its kind in the Indian context, brings together both a theoretical understanding of various aspects of the humour, aesthetics and politics of stand-up comedy, and case studies of various forms of stand-up comedy in India. This volume is interdisciplinary wherein the contributors …
Inequality in Contemporary Stand-Up Comedy in the UK
Inbunden, 2024
442 kr
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This Pivot explores the cultural economy of comedy in the UK, looking specifically at the links between industry practices and structures and who produces comedy in the UK. The research is based on interviews with comedians in the East Midlands; significantly, this demographic has been historically …
