Because I Tell a Joke or Two: Comedy, Politics and Social Difference - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0415129214 ISBN 13: 9780415129213

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1998

Riassunto

Because I Tell a Joke or Two explores the complex relationship between comedy and the social differences of class, region, age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and nationhood. It shows how comedy has been used to sustain, challenge and to change power relationships in society. The contributors, who include Stephen Wagg, Mark Simpson, Stephen Small, Paul Wells and Frances Williams, offer readings of comedy genres, texts and performers in Britain, the United States and Australia. The collection also includes an interview with the comedian Jo Brand.
Topics addressed include:
* women in British comedies such as Butterflies and Fawlty Towers
* the life and times of Viz, from Billy the Fish to the Fat Slags
* queer readings of Morecambe and Wise, the male double act
* the Marx brothers and Jewish comedy in the United States
* black radical comedy in Britain
* The Golden Girls, Cheers, Friends and American society.

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Because I Tell a Joke or Two explores the often confused and complex relationship between comedy and social difference. Recognizing the ways in which comedy has been used to sustain, challenge or change power relationships in society it offers numerous readings of comedy and comedians in Britain, America and Australia. In addressing comedy's social, political and historical significance, the contributors consider comedy in relation to class, region, age, politics, gender, sexuality, the body, ethnicity and nationhood. Bringing together producers, consumers and practitioners of comedy, Because I Tell a Joke or Two provides analysis of a wide range of comedy genres, texts and performers: women in British comedies such as Butterflies and Fawlty Towers; blokes, beer and Viz; political correctness in comedy; immigration, the Marx Brothers and Jewish comedy in the United States; comedy and identity in post-war Australian humour; queer readings of Morecambe and Wise and the male double act; black radical comedy in Britain and America; bodies, breasts and smut in Carry-On; new lesbian comedy; The Golden Girls, Cheers, Friends and changing American society. Maggie Andrews, Chichester Institute, UK; Frances Gray, Sheffield University, UK; Dave Huxley, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK; C.P.Lee, Salford University, UK; J

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0415129214
• ISBN 13: 9780415129213
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 340
• Redattore: Wagg Stephen