Getting the joke : the inner workings of stand-up comedy / Oliver Double.
'This is the kind of book that troubles grey-suited committees of academic peers. It's too enjoyable. But that, given its subject, is just what it ought to be, and it treats that subject seriously ... There isn't a dull page anywhere in the book.' Professor Peter Thomson, Studies...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | London : Bloomsbury Methuen, 2014. ©2014 |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- FC; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1 Born not made; 2 What's the definition of stand-up comedy?; 3 Stand-up USA; 4 Stand-up UK; 5 What's new in stand-up?; 6 Stand-up on stage; 7 The outer limits of stand-up; 8 Affection; 9 The personality spectrum; 10 Onstage, offstage; 11 Truth; 12 Working the audience; 13 Sharing; 14 References; 15 Insiders and outsiders; 16 Licence; 17 Politics; 18 Recorded live; 19 The present tense; 20 Conversation; 21 Improvisation; 22 Timing; 23 Delivery; 24 Instant character; 25 Magic; 26 Material; 27 Performance; 28 Why bother?
- Appendix: Exercises for teaching stand-up comedyGlossary of comedians; Bibliography.