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Understanding Comedy through College Comedies by Norman Kagan
SciFier: £38.99Understanding 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: £19.99SciFier: £14.59Provides 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,... -
Comedy: A Critical Introduction Eli Rozik 9781845194772
SciFier: £110.27Herewith 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;... -
The Comedy Bible Workbook: The Interactive Companion to The New Comedy Bible Judy Carter 9780578622125
RRP: £18.19SciFier: £14.99Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578622125Author Judy CarterFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Comedy WorkshopsPublisher Comedy... -
Romantic Comedy Claire Mortimer 9780415548625
SciFier: £112.44Romantic 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... -
Romantic Comedy Claire Mortimer 9780415548632
SciFier: £25.45Romantic 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... -
Hollywood Romantic Comedy by Kathrina Glitre
RRP: £19.99SciFier: £19.16This 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 Age of Enlightenment by Elizabeth Kraft
SciFier: £99.50This 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... -
Comedy and Critique by Daniel R. Smith
RRP: £47.99SciFier: £38.84Comedy 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... -
A Cultural History of Comedy in the Modern Age Ms Louise Peacock 9781350000766
SciFier: £99.28Drawing 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... -
Teaching Comedy Bev Hogue 9781603296151
RRP: £40.95SciFier: £33.06Essays 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... -
A Cultural History of Comedy in the Modern Age Ms Louise Peacock 9781350440838
SciFier: £31.38Drawing 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... -
The Craft of Comedy Athene Seyler 9780415527248
RRP: £40.99SciFier: £37.66"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: £105.00SciFier: £79.62Essays 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... -
The Comedy of Dave Chappelle by K.A. Wisniewski
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £13.79Perhaps best known for his highly acclaimed, short-lived Comedy Central program ""Chappelle's Show"", Dave Chappelle is widely regarded as one of today's most culturally significant comedians... -
Laughing Out Loud: Writing the Comedy-Centered Screenplay Andrew Horton 9780520220157
RRP: £25.00SciFier: £22.99Whoever 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... -
Stand-up Comedy, Theology, and Ethics Jacob D. Myers 9781978714762
SciFier: £82.99Bringing 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... -
Comedy/Cinema/Theory by Andrew Horton
RRP: £26.00SciFier: £23.99The 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... -
The Dark Side of Stand-Up Comedy Patrice A. Oppliger 9783030372132
RRP: £99.99SciFier: £92.99This 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... -
Writing Comedy: How to use funny plots and characters, wordplay and humour in your creative writing Lesley Bown 9781473602182
RRP: £14.99SciFier: £10.46Learn 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
RRP: £99.99SciFier: £92.99This 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 9798986277202
RRP: £22.99SciFier: £17.74Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798986277202Author Bruce Charlie JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 590Imprint Charlie's Creative... -
Classical Hollywood Comedy Kristine Brunovska Karnick 9780415906401
RRP: £44.99SciFier: £41.83Applies 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... -
100 Years of Laughter: American Comedy in the Twentieth Century Garry Berman 9798216200697
RRP: £30.00SciFier: £27.00A 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... -
A Cultural History of Comedy in the Age of Enlightenment by Elizabeth Kraft (University of Georgia, USA)
SciFier: £31.38This 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... -
Get Started in Stand-Up Comedy by Logan Murray
RRP: £12.99SciFier: £9.21LEARN 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... -
Video Games and Comedy Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone 9783030883379
SciFier: £112.99Video 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 Punk Turn in Comedy: Masks of Anarchy Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone 9783030102753
SciFier: £56.99This 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: £93.49This 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,... -
A Cultural History of Comedy in the Early Modern Age Professor Andrew McConnell Stott 9781350000735
SciFier: £99.50Drawing 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... -
Lyric as Comedy by Calista McRae
RRP: £42.00SciFier: £37.70A 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: £31.38Drawing 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... -
Comedy Techniques for Variety Artists Bruce Charlie Johnson 9798986277219
RRP: £36.99SciFier: £28.39Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798986277219Author Bruce Charlie JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 590Imprint Charlie's Creative... -
How to Produce Comedy Bronze by Jon Plowman
RRP: £16.99SciFier: £13.33In 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... -
Video Games and Comedy Krista Bonello Rutter Giappone 9783030883409
SciFier: £112.99Video 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 History of Sketch Comedy by Keegan-Michael Key
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £18.39Authors Keegan-Michael Key and Elle Key build on the popularity of their 2022 Webby Award-winning podcast and delve deeper into the world of sketch, helped along with new essays created expressly for... -
The Routledge Comedy Studies Reader Ian Wilkie 9780367175948
RRP: £36.99SciFier: £35.38The 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... -
Comedy in Crises by Chrisoula Lionis
RRP: £119.99SciFier: £112.99Comedy 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: £46.99One 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: £95.14Alternative 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...