The Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedy

• Hardcover | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This book focuses on the "dark side" of stand-up comedy, initially inspired by speculations surrounding the death of comedian Robin Williams. Contribu... Lees meer

Alternative Comedy Now and Then

• Paperback | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focusing on the history and legacy of the alternative comedy m... Lees meer

Shakespeare and Sexuality in the Comedy of Morecambe & Wise

Stephen Hamrick

• Paperback | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• Contextualizing the duo's work within British comedy, Shakespeare criticism, the history of sexuality, and their own historical moment, this book offe... Lees meer

Python Beyond Python

• Paperback | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This collection of original, interdisciplinary essays addresses the work of Monty Python members beyond the comedy show, films, and live performances.... Lees meer

The Red Letter at the Music Hall

David Huxley, David James

• Paperback | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This book reprints and analyses reviews of music hall acts from the family magazine The Red Letter, which was published by the Scottish based firm D C... Lees meer

The Comedy and Legacy of Music-Hall Women 1880-1920

Sam Beale

• Hardcover | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This book explores the comedy and legacy of women working as performers on the music-hall stage from 1880-1920, and examines the significance of their... Lees meer

Politics of Recognition and Representation in Indian Stand-Up Comedy

• Hardcover | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This book, first of its kind in the Indian context, brings together both a theoretical understanding of various aspects of the humour, aesthetics and ... Lees meer

Humour as Politics

Nicholas Holm

• Hardcover | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• Presents a new theory of humour as the cultural expression of our (neo)liberal moment Revisits existing humour texts in order to rethink both the poli... Lees meer

The Red Letter at the Music Hall

David Huxley, David James

• Hardcover | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This book reprints and analyses reviews of music hall acts from the family magazine The Red Letter, which was published by the Scottish based firm D C... Lees meer

Taboo Comedy

• Hardcover | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• The essays in this collection explore taboo and controversial humour in traditional scripted (sitcoms and other comedy series, animated series) and no... Lees meer

Comedy and the Politics of Representation

• Paperback | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This edited collection explores the representations of identity in comedy and interrogates the ways in which "humorous" constructions of gender, sexua... Lees meer

Video Games and Comedy

• Hardcover | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• Video Games and Comedy is the first edited volume to explore the intersections between comedy and video games. This pioneering book collects chapters ... Lees meer

The Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedy

• Paperback | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This book focuses on the "dark side" of stand-up comedy, initially inspired by speculations surrounding the death of comedian Robin Williams. Contribu... Lees meer

The Politics of British Stand-Up Comedy

Sophie Quirk

• Hardcover | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This Palgrave Pivot questions how a new generation of alternative stand-up comedians and the political world continue to shape and influence each othe... Lees meer

The Comic Everywoman in Irish Popular Theatre

Susanne Colleary

• Hardcover | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This book is a comprehensive study of comic women in performance as Irish Political Melodrama from 1890 to 1925. It maps out the performance contexts ... Lees meer

Video Games and Comedy

• Paperback | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• Video Games and Comedy is the first edited volume to explore the intersections between comedy and video games. This pioneering book collects chapters ... Lees meer

Humour as Politics

Nicholas Holm

• Paperback | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• Presents a new theory of humour as the cultural expression of our (neo)liberal moment Revisits existing humour texts in order to rethink both the poli... Lees meer

Russell Brand: Comedy, Celebrity, Politics

Jane Arthurs, Ben Little

• Hardcover | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• Russell Brand is one of the most high profile and controversial celebrities of our time. A divisive figure, his ability to bounce back from adversity ... Lees meer

Transgressive Humor of American Women Writers

• Hardcover | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This collection is the first to focus on the transgressive and transformative power of American female humorists. It explores the work of authors and ... Lees meer

Comedy in Crises

• Paperback | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• Comedy in Crises provides a novel contribution to an emerging comedy studies field, offering a fresh approach and understanding toward both the motiva... Lees meer

Russell Brand: Comedy, Celebrity, Politics

Jane Arthurs, Ben Little

• Paperback | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• Russell Brand's arrival as a political activist and his sustained interventions in public debate are a significant cultural phenomenon whose meaning a... Lees meer

UK and Irish Television Comedy

• Hardcover | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This book looks at television comedy, drawn from across the UK and Ireland, and ranging chronologically from the 1980s to the 2020s. It explores depic... Lees meer

Mockumentary Comedy

Richard Wallace

• Hardcover | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This book is the first to take comedy seriously as an important aspect of the popular mockumentary form of film and television fiction. It examines th... Lees meer

The Punk Turn in Comedy

Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone

• Paperback | Engels | Palgrave Studies in Comedy
• This book examines the interconnections between punk and alternative comedy (altcom). It explores how punk's tendency towards humour and parody influe... Lees meer