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Getting the Joke-The Inner Workings of Stand-Up Comedy by Oliver Double EE5315
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller notes
- “2014 Trade Paperback, Second Edition, 1 lb 4 oz, 9781408174609, (7/22)”
- ISBN
- 9781408174609
- Book Title
- Getting the Joke : the Inner Workings of Stand-Up Comedy
- Book Series
- Performance Bks.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Item Length
- 7.8 in
- Edition
- 2
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Performing Arts
- Topic
- Comedy
- Item Weight
- 18.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 536 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
140817460X
ISBN-13
9781408174609
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4038659566
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Getting the Joke : the Inner Workings of Stand-Up Comedy
Number of Pages
536 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Comedy
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Performing Arts
Book Series
Performance Bks.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"It is undeniable that Double's investment in integrating stand-up comedy into the theatre classroom and academic discourse is quite serious indeed." - Katelyn Hale Wood, University of Texas at Austin, USA, Theatre Topics
Dewey Decimal
792.23
Synopsis
Getting the Joke 2nd edition sets out to re-examine the world of stand-up comedy in the internet age, analysing the roles of the performer and audience, and the dramatic changes to how stand-up is done in recent years., 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 . . . There isn't a 'dull' page anywhere in the book.' - Professor Peter Thomson, Studies in Theatre and Performance Comedy is changing: stand-up comedians routinely sell out stadia, their audience-figures swollen by panel-show appearances and much-followed Twitter feeds. Meanwhile, the smaller clubs are filling up, with audiences as well as aspirants. How can we make sense of it all? This new edition of Getting the Joke gives an insider's look at the spectrum of modern comedy, re-examining the world of stand-up in the internet age. Drawing on his acclaimed first edition, Oliver Double focuses in greater detail on the US scene and its comedians (such as David Cross, Sarah Silverman, Louis CK, Demetri Martin and Margaret Cho); the 'DIY' comedy circuit and its celebrated apostles and visionaries, from Josie Long to Stewart Lee; the growing importance of the solo stand-up show; the role played by Twitter (including an interview with the organiser of the world's first comedy gig on Twitter), and the driving force that is the TV guest slot, be it on Mock the Week or Live at the Apollo. With expanded sections on joke construction, as well as ways to challenge the audience, and a host of new and updated exercises to guide the aspiring comedian, this new edition of Getting the Joke is the only book to combine the history of stand-up comedy with an analysis of the elements and methods that go into its creation. Featuring a range of interviews with working comedians - from circuit veterans to new kids on the block - combined with the author's vast experience, this is a must read for any aspiring stand-up comedian., '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 . . . There isn't a "dull" page anywhere in the book.' - Professor Peter Thomson, Studies in Theatre and Performance Comedy is changing: stand-up comedians routinely sell out stadia, their audience-figures swollen by panel-show appearances and much-followed Twitter feeds. Meanwhile, the smaller clubs are filling up, with audiences as well as aspirants. How can we make sense of it all? This new edition of Getting the Joke gives an insider's look at the spectrum of modern comedy, re-examining the world of stand-up in the internet age. Drawing on his acclaimed first edition, Oliver Double focuses in greater detail on the US scene and its comedians (such as David Cross, Sarah Silverman, Louis CK, Demetri Martin and Margaret Cho); the 'DIY' comedy circuit and its celebrated apostles and visionaries, from Josie Long to Stewart Lee; the growing importance of the solo stand-up show; the role played by Twitter (including an interview with the organiser of the world's first comedy gig on Twitter), and the driving force that is the TV guest slot, be it on Mock the Week or Live at the Apollo . With expanded sections on joke construction, as well as ways to challenge the audience, and a host of new and updated exercises to guide the aspiring comedian, this new edition of Getting the Joke is the only book to combine the history of stand-up comedy with an analysis of the elements and methods that go into its creation. Featuring a range of interviews with working comedians - from circuit veterans to new kids on the block - combined with the author's vast experience, this is a must read for any aspiring stand-up comedian.
LC Classification Number
PN1969.C65
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