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Different Times - A History of British Comedy (Hardcover, Main)
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Different Times - A History of British Comedy (Hardcover, Main)
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List price R625
Loot Price R557
Discovery Miles 5 570
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They don't make comedy like they used to . . . From the slapstick
comedy of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, the surrealism of Spike
Milligan and Monty Python, and the golden age of political
incorrectness helmed by Benny Hill, to the alternative scene that
burst forth following the punk movement, the hedonistic joy of
Absolutely Fabulous, the lacerating scorn of Jimmy Carr, Ricky
Gervais, and Jo Brand and the meteoric rise of socially conscious
stand up today: comedy can be many things, and it is a cultural
phenomenon has come to define Britain like few others. In Different
Times, David Stubbs charts the superstars that were in on the gags,
the unsung heroes hiding in the wings and the people who ended up
being the butt of the joke. Comedians and their work speak to and
of their time, drawing upon and moulding Britons' relationship with
their national history, reflecting us as a people, and, simply,
providing raucous laughs for millions of people around the world.
Different Times is a joyous, witty and insightful paean to British
comedy.
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