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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460164803321

Autore

Brodie Ian (Ian Bernard)

Titolo

A vulgar art : a new approach to stand-up comedy / / Ian Brodie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jackson, Mississippi : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-62674-092-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Collana

Folklore Studies in a Multicultural World

Disciplina

792.7/6

Soggetti

Stand-up comedy

Comedians - United States

Wit and humor - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Transcriptions; Let's Go Out: Stand-Up Comedy, "Folklore" or "Not Folklore"?; Welcome to the Show: A Vulgar Art; Part 1: The Opener: From Folk Talk to Stand-Up; Chapter 1: Stand-Up Comedy and a Folkloristic Approach; Part 2: The Middle: Creating Intimacy over Distance; Chapter 2: Where Is the Stand-Up Comedian?: Stand-Up on Stage; Chapter 3: Who Is a Stand-Up Comedian?: The Social Identity; Chapter 4: Who Is This Stand-Up Comedian?: The Performance of Self

Chapter 5: What Is the Stand-Up Comedian?: Intimate OtherPart 3: The Headliner: Distance Increases; Chapter 6: Stand-Up Comedy Broadcasts; Chapter 7: Stand-Up Comedy Recordings; Tip Your Servers: The Validation of Laughter; Notes; References; Discography and Videography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The first examination of stand-up comedy through the lens of folklore