Ideal for classroom use, this anthology of original essays by the
leading authorities on women's comedy surveys the disorderly,
subversive, and unruly performances of women comics from silent
film to contemporary multimedia Winner, Susan Koppleman Award for
Best Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Book in Feminist Studies,
Popular and American Culture Associations (PACA), 2017 Amy Schumer,
Samantha Bee, Mindy Kaling, Melissa McCarthy, Tig Notaro, Leslie
Jones, and a host of hilarious peers are killing it nightly on
American stages and screens large and small, smashing the tired
stereotype that women aren't funny. But today's funny women aren't
a new phenomenon-they have generations of hysterically funny
foremothers. Fay Tincher's daredevil stunts, Mae West's linebacker
walk, Lucille Ball's manic slapstick, Carol Burnett's athletic
pratfalls, Ellen DeGeneres's tomboy pranks, Whoopi Goldberg's sly
twinkle, and Tina Fey's acerbic wit all paved the way for
contemporary unruly women, whose comedy upends the norms and ideals
of women's bodies and behaviors. Hysterical! Women in American
Comedy delivers a lively survey of women comics from the stars of
the silent cinema up through the multimedia presences of Tina Fey
and Lena Dunham. This anthology of original essays includes
contributions by the field's leading authorities, introducing a new
framework for women's comedy that analyzes the implications of
hysterical laughter and hysterically funny performances. Expanding
on previous studies of comedians such as Mae West, Moms Mabley, and
Margaret Cho, and offering the first scholarly work on comedy
pioneers Mabel Normand, Fay Tincher, and Carol Burnett, the
contributors explore such topics as racial/ethnic/sexual identity,
celebrity, stardom, censorship, auteurism, cuteness, and
postfeminism across multiple media. Situated within the main
currents of gender and queer studies, as well as American studies
and feminist media scholarship, Hysterical! masterfully
demonstrates that hysteria-women acting out and acting up-is a
provocative, empowering model for women's comedy.
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