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Comedy Business and Criticism


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Laughter and Tears: Sparks from the Furnace
Laughter and Tears: Sparks from the Furnace
by William D. Dannenmaier
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This wonderful collection of true-life tales reflects the joys, sorrows and wit of the generous and hearty residents of the no-so-sleepy historic village of Cumberland Furnace situated in the hills and hollows of rural Tennessee. They "register Democrat,... (read more)

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A Decade of Dark Humor: How Comedy, Irony, and Satire Shaped Post-9/11 America
A Decade of Dark Humor: How Comedy, Irony, and Satire Shaped Post-9/11 America
by Ted (edt) Gournelos
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A Decade of Dark Humor analyzes ways in which popular and visual culture used humor-in a variety of forms-to confront the attacks of September 11, 2001 and, more specifically, the aftermath. This interdisciplinary volume brings together scholars from... (read more)

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Gravity Fails: The Comic Jewish Shaping of Modern America
Gravity Fails: The Comic Jewish Shaping of Modern America
by James D. Bloom
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Examines the mid-century flourishing of comedy and satire--including that found in writing, performing, filmmaking, and songwriting--produced by children of modern Jewish... (read more)

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Mining the Sounds of Silence: Therapy in American Life
Mining the Sounds of Silence: Therapy in American Life
by Mary B. Sinclair
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Is silence golden? It has to be when rocking the boat means the psychological death of ostracism (or worse). A popular song illustrates this ambiguous complexity: Silence is golden, but my eyes still see. Very often what is at first thought of as a... (read more)

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The Great Latke-Hamantash Debate:
The Great Latke-Hamantash Debate:
by Ruth Fredman Cernea
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Creation versus evolution. Nature versus nurture. Free will versus determinism. Every November at the University of Chicago, the best minds in the world come together to consider the question that ranks with these as one of the most enduring of human... (read more)

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References
References
by Sm Thompson
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An outline of my Play REFERENCES is seen as in parable form and under the influence of European Theatre: It contains 2 handers for performance, dialogue that is quintessentially comic fitting into the genre of Comedy adding to it under the influence of... (read more)

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Jokes and Their Relations
Jokes and Their Relations
by Elliott Oring
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Almost everyone tells and appreciates jokes. Yet the nature of jokes has proved elusive. When asked what they really mean, people tend to laugh off the question, dismissing jokes as meaningless or too obvious to require explanation. Of those who have... (read more)

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Contributions in Drama & Theatre Studies #82: Tony Pastor Presents: Afterpieces from the Vaudeville Stage
Contributions in Drama & Theatre Studies #82: Tony Pastor Presents: Afterpieces from the Vaudeville Stage
by Susan Kattwinkel
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Tony Pastor, a vaudeville performer and manager, was known as the Dean of Vaudeville. He is credited with cleaning up the bawdy variety shows of the mid 1800s, resulting in their appeal to women and the middle classes. He opened his first vaudeville... (read more)

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The Comedy of Philosophy: Sense and Nonsense in Early Cinematic Slapstick
The Comedy of Philosophy: Sense and Nonsense in Early Cinematic Slapstick
by Lisa Trahair
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Melds philosophical analysis with early cinematic history to develop a fresh theory of the notion of comedy.... (read more)

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The Comedy of Errors (Dover Thrift Editions)
The Comedy of Errors (Dover Thrift Editions)
by William Shakespeare
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Two sets of identical twins provide the basis for ongoing incidents of mistaken identity, within a lively plot of quarrels, arrests, and a grand courtroom denouement. One of Shakespeare's earliest dramatic efforts, the play abounds in his trademark... (read more)

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Disgusting Bliss: The Brass Eye of Chris Morris
Disgusting Bliss: The Brass Eye of Chris Morris
by Lucian Randall
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One of the most enigmatic figures in British comedy, the celebrated and vilified satirist Chris Morris U.S. fans of British comedy--the fans who knew about The Office or Ali G well before they blew up--may already know Chris Morris from his role on The... (read more)

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National Joke; Popular Comedy and English Cultural Identity
National Joke; Popular Comedy and English Cultural Identity
by Andy Medhurst
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Comedy is crucial to how the English see themselves. This book considers that proposition through a series of case studies of popular English comedies and comedians in the twentieth century, ranging from the Carry On films to the work of Mike Leigh and... (read more)

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Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy
Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy
by Greg Dean
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If you think you're funny, and you want others to think so too, this is the book for you! Greg Dean examines the fundamentals of being funny and offers advice on a range of topics, including: writing creative joke material rehearsing and performing... (read more)

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Romantic Comedy in Hollywood (87 Edition)
Romantic Comedy in Hollywood (87 Edition)
by James Harvey
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In 1934 four movies—It Happened One Night, Twentieth Century, The Thin Man, and The Gay Divorcee—ushered in the golden age of the Hollywood romantic ("screwball") comedy. Slangy, playful, and "powerfully, glamorously in love with love," the... (read more)

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Forgotten Stars of Musical Theatre #1: Lydia Thompson, Queen of Burlesque
Forgotten Stars of Musical Theatre #1: Lydia Thompson, Queen of Burlesque
by Kurt Ganzl
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This inaugural volume in the "Forgotten Stars of the Musical Theatre" series sets Lydia Thompson, queen of burlesque, under the spotlight. The series will attempt to resurrect theatre performers and writers who were famous in their era, yet who have... (read more)

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Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-Up Comedy
Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-Up Comedy
by Franklyn Ajaye
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Comedian Ajaye discusses the art of stand-up comedy and how it requires creating a personal comedic point of view. With a focus upon the various approaches, philosophies, and working experiences of the performers interviewed, he provides advice and... (read more)

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Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities
Under the Duvet: Shoes, Reviews, Having the Blues, Builders, Babies, Families and Other Calamities
by Marian Keyes
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From the acclaimed bestselling author of Sushi for Beginners and Angels comes a collection of personal essays on shopping, writing, moviemaking, motherhood and all the assorted calamities involved in being a savvy woman in the new millennium. Her novels... (read more)

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Does This Book Make My Head Look Fat?
Does This Book Make My Head Look Fat?
by Mack Dryden
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Mack Dryden, born and educated in Mississippi, has made a living making people laugh since an air purifier was a box of matches. As a comedian, he’s performed on dozens of TV shows, including The Tonight Show and his own show, Comedy Break. He was... (read more)

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Legacy of the Wisecrack (09 Edition)
Legacy of the Wisecrack (09 Edition)
by Tafova
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Despite the claim of many a Borscht Belt comic that he is a practitioner of the world's second-oldest professsion, stand-up comedy is a young and distinctly American literary form. It was not until the last decades of the nineteenth century when, enabled... (read more)

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Stand-Up Comedy in Theory, Or, Abjection in America (New Americanists)
Stand-Up Comedy in Theory, Or, Abjection in America (New Americanists)
by John Limon
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Stand-Up Comedy in Theory, or, Abjection in America is the first study of stand-up comedy as a form of art. John Limon appreciates and analyzes the specific practice of stand-up itself, moving beyond theories of the joke, of the comic, and of comedy in... (read more)

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