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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780498703321

Autore

Limon John

Titolo

Stand-up comedy in theory, or, Abjection in America [[electronic resource] /] / John Limon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Durham, NC, : Duke University Press, 2000

ISBN

1-282-90344-6

9786612903441

0-8223-8050-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (161 p.)

Collana

New Americanists

Disciplina

792/.7

Soggetti

Stand-up comedy

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 (p. [139]-143) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction. Approximations, Apologies, Acknowledgments -- 1. Inrage: A Lenny Bruce Joke and the Topography of Stand-Up -- 2. Nectarines: Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks -- 3. Analytic of the Ridiculous: Mike Nichols and Elaine May -- 4. Journey to the End of the Night: David Letterman with Kristeva, CeĢline, Scorsese -- 5. Scatology: Richard Pryor in Concert -- 6. Skirting, Kidding: Ellen DeGeneres and Paula Poundstone.

Sommario/riassunto

A cultural theory of stand-up comedy.