Because I Tell a Joke or Two - Comedy, Politics and Social Difference (Hardcover)

This text 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 if 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, this book 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. Contributors include Michael Bowes, Frances Gray, Da

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 1998
First published:	1998
Editors:	Stephen Wagg
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-12920-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > General
LSN:	0-415-12920-6
Barcode:	9780415129206

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