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A National Joke: Popular Comedy and English Cultural Identities by Andy Medhurst (Hardcover, 2007)

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National Joke investigates the Englishness of a century of English comedy, examining its components and asking what makes it English, and how comedy reflects and participates in ideas of Englishness. From the music hall tradition to contemporary sitcoms such as The Royle Family , Andy Medhurst considers how English comedy reflects national concerns with class, race, gender and sexuality, and traces the recurrence of themes and structures, such as male duos like Morecombe and Wise to Reeves and Mortimer, and camp comedy from Kenneth Williams to Julian Clary. Arguing that comedy plays a pivotal role in the construction of cultural identity, Medhurst presents case studies of comic traditions and representations, and examines key figures in English comic history, including Mike Leigh, Alan Bennett and Victoria Wood.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-13
9780415168779
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95016046

Product Key Features

Book Title
A National Joke: Popular Comedy and English Cultural Identities
Author
Andy Medhurst
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Number of Pages
240 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Item Weight
499g

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Andy Medhurst
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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