02342nam 22006494a 450 991078049870332120080905031915.01-282-90344-697866129034410-8223-8050-110.1515/9780822380504(CKB)111087028002172(EBL)1167531(OCoLC)850212993(SSID)ssj0000250588(PQKBManifestationID)11191497(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000250588(PQKBWorkID)10231738(PQKB)11459834(OCoLC)245538705(MiAaPQ)EBC1167531(OCoLC)1140707352(MdBmJHUP)muse79460245538705(DE-B1597)553753(DE-B1597)9780822380504(OCoLC)1167507605(EXLCZ)9911108702800217220080905d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStand-up comedy in theory, or, Abjection in America[electronic resource] /John LimonDurham, NC Duke University Press20001 online resource (161 p.)New AmericanistsDescription based upon print version of record.0-8223-2546-2 0-8223-2509-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-143) and index.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, Céline, Scorsese -- 5. Scatology: Richard Pryor in Concert -- 6. Skirting, Kidding: Ellen DeGeneres and Paula Poundstone.A cultural theory of stand-up comedy.New Americanists.Stand-up comedy in theoryAbjection in AmericaStand-up comedyStand-up comedy.792/.7Limon John1516271NcDNcDBOOK9910780498703321Stand-up comedy in theory, or, Abjection in America3859634UNINA