Silent Comedy - Rilegato

Merton, Paul

 
9781905211708: Silent Comedy

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One of our foremost comedians shares his passion for the greats of the silent comedy era

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Paul Merton began his stand-up career in 1982 at London's Comedy Store and still regularly performs both there and at the Edinburgh Festival. For many years he has been team captain on BBC1's Have I Got News For You, for which he won a BAFTA in 2003, and he has hosted Room 101 on BBC2. Some of Paul's other television credits include Paul Merton: The Series I & II, Paul Merton in China, and Paul Merton in India and he has published two previous books, Paul Merton's History of the Twentieth Century and a spoof autobiography, Paul Merton: My Struggle.

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On the surface it may seem slightly surprising that a master of verbal humour should also be a devotee of silent comedy, but Paul Merton is completely passionate about the early days of Hollywood comedy and the comic geniuses who dominated it. His knowledge is awesome - as anyone who watched his BBC 4 series Silent Clowns or attended the events he has staged nationwide will agree - his enthusiasm is infectious, and these qualities are to be found in abundance in his new book.

Starting with the very earliest pioneering short films, Paul traces the evolution of silent comedy through the 1900s and considers the lives and works of the genre's greatest exponents - Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy and Harold Lloyd - showing not only how each developed in the course of their career but also the extent to which they influenced each other. At the same time, he brings a comedian's insight to bear on the art of making people laugh, and explores just how the great comic ideas, routines, gags and prat-falls worked and evolved. His first book for ten years, this richly illustrated history of silent comedy is destined to be a classic in its own right.

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9780099510130: Silent Comedy

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ISBN 10:  0099510138 ISBN 13:  9780099510130
Casa editrice: Arrow, 2009
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