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Comedy: A Critical Introduction Eli Rozik 9781845194772
SciFier: $154.39Herewith an original approach to the study of comedy. While assimilating theoretical insights from Aristotle to the present day, it contests, inter alia, the theory of comedy's ritual origin;... -
Understanding Comedy through College Comedies by Norman Kagan
SciFier: $52.25Understanding Comedy through College Comedies explains the nature of comedy through the study of college comedy films, including classics (College, The Freshman); romantic/screwball comedies (Where... -
The Comedy Bible: From Stand-up to Sitcom - The Comedy Writers Ultimate Guide by Carter
RRP: $26.79SciFier: $18.08Provides information for aspiring comedians, discussing how to create a routine and hone ideas, working with a comedy buddy, how to develop and polish material, how to get started in the business,... -
The Comedy Bible Workbook: The Interactive Companion to The New Comedy Bible Judy Carter 9780578622125
RRP: $24.37SciFier: $20.09Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578622125Author Judy CarterFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint -
Hollywood Romantic Comedy by Kathrina Glitre
RRP: $26.79SciFier: $25.67This book explores the changing representation of the couple, focusing on themes of marriage, equality and desire. Kathrina Glitre moves beyond the usual screwball territory to consider cycles of... -
A Cultural History of Comedy in the Modern Age Ms Louise Peacock 9781350440838
SciFier: $42.05Drawing together contributions by scholars from a variety of fields, including theater, film and television, sociology, and visual culture, this volume explores the range and diversity of comedic... -
Romantic Comedy Claire Mortimer 9780415548632
SciFier: $37.69Romantic comedy is an enduringly popular genre which has maintained its appeal by constantly evolving, from the screwball comedy to the recent emergence of the bromance. Romantic Comedy examines the... -
The Craft of Comedy Athene Seyler 9780415527248
RRP: $57.61SciFier: $52.78"a work on the art and craft of comedy as important in its own way as works by Stanislavski and Chekhov" - Oxford Theatre CompanionIn 1939, a young, inexperienced actor wrote to a famous actress of... -
Teaching Comedy Bev Hogue 9781603296144
RRP: $140.70SciFier: $111.70Essays on teaching comedy in literature, writing, theater, and cultural studies courses.From Shakespeare to The Simpsons, comedy has long provided both entertainment and social commentary. It may... -
Laughing Out Loud: Writing the Comedy-Centered Screenplay Andrew Horton 9780520220157
RRP: $33.50SciFier: $30.81Whoever wrote "Make 'em laugh!" knew that it's easier said than done. But people love to laugh, and good comedy will always sell. With the help of this complete and entertaining guide, writers and... -
Teaching Comedy Bev Hogue 9781603296151
RRP: $54.87SciFier: $44.30Essays on teaching comedy in literature, writing, theater, and cultural studies courses.From Shakespeare to The Simpsons, comedy has long provided both entertainment and social commentary. It may... -
Comedy and Critique by Daniel R. Smith
RRP: $64.31SciFier: $52.05Comedy and Critique explores British professional stand-up comedy in the wake of the Alternative Comedy movement of the late twentieth century, seeing it as an extension of the politics of the New... -
Comedy/Cinema/Theory by Andrew Horton
RRP: $34.84SciFier: $32.15The nature of comedy has interested many thinkers, from Plato to Freud, but film comedy has not received much theoretical attention in recent years. The essays in Comedy/Cinema/Theory use a range of... -
Stand-up Comedy, Theology, and Ethics Jacob D. Myers 9781978714762
SciFier: $111.21Bringing together the distinct but connected disciplines of theology and ethics, Stand-up Comedy, Theology, and Ethics adds to the growing field of humor and religion. Beginning by re-considering... -
A Cultural History of Comedy in the Age of Enlightenment by Elizabeth Kraft (University of Georgia, USA)
SciFier: $42.05This volume highlights the variety of forms comedy took in England, with reference to developments in Europe, particularly France, during the European Enlightenment. It argues that comedy in this... -
Writing Comedy: How to use funny plots and characters, wordplay and humour in your creative writing Lesley Bown 9781473602182
RRP: $20.09SciFier: $14.02Learn how to write comedy that makes people laugh.Masterclass: Writing Comedy will reveal to both beginners and experienced writers the distinctive features that mark out comedy from other forms of... -
The Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedy Patrice A. Oppliger 9783030372163
SciFier: $138.01This book focuses on the "dark side" of stand-up comedy, initially inspired by speculations surrounding the death of comedian Robin Williams. Contributors, those who study humor as well as those who... -
The Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedy Patrice A. Oppliger 9783030372132
SciFier: $138.01This book focuses on the "dark side" of stand-up comedy, initially inspired by speculations surrounding the death of comedian Robin Williams. Contributors, those who study humor as well as those who... -
Comedy Techniques for Variety Artists Bruce Charlie Johnson 9798986277219
RRP: $49.57SciFier: $38.04Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798986277219Author Bruce Charlie JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 590Impri -
Classical Hollywood Comedy Kristine Brunovska Karnick 9780415906401
RRP: $62.97SciFier: $58.37Applies the recent `return to history' in film studies to the genre of classical Hollywood comedy as well as broadening the definition of those works considered central in this field.About the... -
Get Started in Stand-Up Comedy by Logan Murray
RRP: $17.41SciFier: $12.34LEARN HOW TO WRITE AND PERFORM STAND UP COMEDY.A new edition of Be A Great Stand-Up, now fully revised and updated with new material on setting up and running a comedy night and mining almost any... -
How to Produce Comedy Bronze by Jon Plowman
RRP: $22.77SciFier: $17.86In HOW TO PRODUCE COMEDY BRONZE, legendary TV producer Jon Plowman lifts the hood on the comedy industry so you can peer inside and wonder how any of it ever got made in the first place. In a career... -
The Punk Turn in Comedy: Masks of Anarchy Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone 9783030102753
SciFier: $76.37This book examines the interconnections between punk and alternative comedy (altcom). It explores how punk's tendency towards humour and parody influenced the trajectory taken by altcom in the UK,... -
The Punk Turn in Comedy: Masks of Anarchy Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone 9783319728407
SciFier: $125.28This book examines the interconnections between punk and alternative comedy (altcom). It explores how punk's tendency towards humour and parody influenced the trajectory taken by altcom in the UK,... -
Comedy Techniques for Variety Artists Bruce Charlie Johnson 9798986277202
RRP: $30.81SciFier: $23.77Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798986277202Author Bruce Charlie JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 590Impr -
100 Years of Laughter: American Comedy in the Twentieth Century Garry Berman 9798216200697
SciFier: $46.42A comprehensive look at how comedy evolved across mediums throughout the twentieth century.Americans in the past century have laughed in good times and bad, throughout social, economic, and political... -
Lyric as Comedy by Calista McRae
RRP: $56.28SciFier: $50.52A poet walks into a bar... In Lyric as Comedy, Calista McRae explores the unexpected comic opportunities within recent American poems about deeply personal, often embarrassing, experiences. Lyric... -
A Cultural History of Comedy in the Early Modern Age Professor Andrew McConnell Stott 9781350440760
SciFier: $42.05Drawing together scholars with a wide range of expertise across the early modern period, this volume explores the rich field of early modern comedy in all its variety. It argues that early modern... -
Video Games and Comedy Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone 9783030883409
SciFier: $151.41Video Games and Comedy is the first edited volume to explore the intersections between comedy and video games. This pioneering book collects chapters from a diverse group of scholars, covering a wide... -
The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader Ian Wilkie 9780367175948
SciFier: $53.72The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader is a selection of the most outstanding critical analysis featured in the journal Comedy Studies in the decade since its inception in 2010.The Reader illustrates... -
Video Games and Comedy Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone 9783030883379
SciFier: $151.41Video Games and Comedy is the first edited volume to explore the intersections between comedy and video games. This pioneering book collects chapters from a diverse group of scholars, covering a wide... -
Comedy in Crises by Chrisoula Lionis
RRP: $160.79SciFier: $151.41Comedy in Crises provides a novel contribution to an emerging comedy studies field, offering a fresh approach and understanding toward both the motivation and reception of humour in diverse... -
Performance and Identity in Irish Stand-Up Comedy: The Comic 'i' S. Colleary 9781137343895
SciFier: $62.97One of the cultural phenomena to occur in Ireland in the last two decades has been the highly successful growth of stand-up comedy as a popular entertainment genre. This book examines stand-up comedy... -
Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives Oliver Double 9783030973506
SciFier: $124.61Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focusing on the history and legacy of the alternative comedy movement in Britain that began in 1979 and... -
The Politics of British Stand-up Comedy: The New Alternative Sophie Quirk 9783030011048
SciFier: $69.67This Palgrave Pivot questions how a new generation of alternative stand-up comedians and the political world continue to shape and influence each other. The Alternative Comedy Movement of the late... -
Comedy, Seriously: A Philosophical Study D. Nikulin 9781137415134
SciFier: $62.97Comedy, Seriously provides a philosophical interpretation of comedy and argues that comedy displays a particular kind of rationality that reflects philosophical thinking. In particular, that comedy... -
British Comedy Cinema I.Q. Hunter 9780415666671
SciFier: $58.60British comedy cinema has been a mainstay of domestic production since the beginning of the last Century and arguably the most popular and important genre in British film history. This edited volume... -
Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives Oliver Double 9783030973537
SciFier: $124.61Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focusing on the history and legacy of the alternative comedy movement in Britain that began in 1979 and... -
French Comedy on Screen: A Cinematic History R. Lanzoni 9780230338425
SciFier: $62.97French comedy films occupy a specific cultural space and are influenced by national traditions and shared cultural references, but at the same time they have always been difficult to classify. This... -
Baggy Pants Comedy: Burlesque and the Oral Tradition A. Davis 9780230116795
RRP: $60.29SciFier: $49.03The first full-length study of comedy on the burlesque stage, this book takes the reader inside the burlesque houses of the 1930s, looks at the role comedy played in an entertainment form known...