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Getting the Joke by Oliver Double
SciFier: £26.99'This is the kind of book that troubles grey-suited committees of academic peers. It's too enjoyable. But that, given its subject, is just what it ought to be, and it treats that subject seriously . ... -
Stand Up by Oliver Double (University of Kent, UK)
SciFier: £21.49Stand-Up! is the first book to both analyse the background of stand-up comedy and take us inside the world of being a solo comedian Oliver Double writes a lively history of the traditions of British... -
Alternative Comedy by Oliver Double (University of Kent, UK)
RRP: £29.99SciFier: £27.59In the late 1970s, the alternative comedy scene exploded into life in Britain and completely changed the style, subject matter and politics of British stand-up. Contemporary critics talked about it... -
Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives Oliver Double 9783030973537
SciFier: £92.99Alternative 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... -
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... -
The Cambridge Companion to Stand-Up Comedy Oliver Double (University of Kent) 9781316518571
RRP: £75.00SciFier: £70.23Stand-up comedy is one of the simplest theatre forms in existence. The comedian stands on a (usually) bare stage, talking straight to the audience in the hope of getting laughs. Yet it has never been... -
The Cambridge Companion to Stand-Up Comedy Oliver Double (University of Kent) 9781009009737
RRP: £24.00SciFier: £21.71Stand-up comedy is one of the simplest theatre forms in existence. The comedian stands on a (usually) bare stage, talking straight to the audience in the hope of getting laughs. Yet it has never been... -
Performing in Comedy: A Student's Guide Ian Wilkie (University of London Institute for Education) 9781138913882
SciFier: £37.66Ian Wilkie contends that comic acting is a distinct art form, and as such demands a unique skillset. By exploring the ways in which performance choices and improvised moments can work in conjunction... -
Theatre and Laughter Professor Eric Weitz (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) 9781137356086
SciFier: £9.99This stimulating introduction to laughter in theatre and performance examines laughter among actors, among audience, and the interaction between the two. Exploring the many uses and effects of... -
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... -
A Director's Guide to the Art of Stand-up by Chris Head (Bath Spa University, UK)
RRP: £24.99SciFier: £22.45Stand-up: it's the ultimate solo art form. Yet, behind the scenes, you will increasingly find the shadowy figure of a director. For comics themselves and for those who support them, this is the first... -
The Cambridge Footlights: A Very British Comedy Institution Robert Sellers (Independent author, UK) 9781350412187
SciFier: £20.53From Monty Python and Not the Nine O'Clock News to Peep Show, QI and The Great British Bake-Off, alumni of Britain's oldest student sketch comedy troupe have set the tone of cultural eras from the... -
Popular Performance Adam Ainsworth (Kingston University, London, UK) 9781350089686
SciFier: £37.99There is no fourth wall in popular performance. The show is firmly rooted in the here and now, and the performers address the audience directly, while the audience answer back with laughter, applause... -
Popular Performance Adam Ainsworth (Kingston University, London, UK) 9781474247344
SciFier: £103.99There is no fourth wall in popular performance. The show is firmly rooted in the here and now, and the performers address the audience directly, while the audience answer back with laughter, applause... -
Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage and Screen Chris Head 9781350155763
SciFier: £77.99This accessible and engaging text covering sketch, sitcom and comedy drama, alongside improvisation and stand-up, brings together a panoply of tools and techniques for creating short and long-form... -
Creating Comedy Narratives for Stage and Screen Chris Head 9781350155756
RRP: £21.99SciFier: £20.01This accessible and engaging text covering sketch, sitcom and comedy drama, alongside improvisation and stand-up, brings together a panoply of tools and techniques for creating short and long-form...