A National Joke
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A National Joke
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Author : Andy Medhurst
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-09-18
A National Joke written by Andy Medhurst and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-18 with Art categories.
Comedy is crucial to how the English see themselves. This book considers that proposition through a series of case studies of popular English comedies and comedians in the twentieth century, ranging from the Carry On films to the work of Mike Leigh and contemporary sitcoms such as The Royle Family, and from George Formby to Alan Bennett and Roy 'Chubby' Brown. Relating comic traditions to questions of class, gender, sexuality and geography, A National Joke looks at how comedy is a cultural thermometer, taking the temperature of its times. It asks why vulgarity has always delighted English audiences, why camp is such a strong thread in English humour, why class influences what we laugh at and why comedy has been so neglected in most theoretical writing about cultural identity. Part history and part polemic, it argues that the English urgently need to reflect on who they are, who they have been and who they might become, and insists that comedy offers a particularly illuminating location for undertaking those reflections.
The National Joke
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Author : Torben Betts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
The National Joke written by Torben Betts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Great Britain categories.
"Will the Prime Minister give Rupert the political prize he's been hoping for? How much more can Olivia take of her mother Mary and her withering put-downs? Will Charlie get off her phone for long enough to listen to anyone, let alone her boyfriend? Home truths emerge and a reputation could tumble as Rupert St John-Green MP and three generations of women gather in the family garden to watch a total solar eclipse. A searingly funny contemporary look at one family and at Britain today"--About the play
No Joke
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Author : Ruth R. Wisse
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2013-06-02
No Joke written by Ruth R. Wisse and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Babel, S. Y. Agnon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Philip Roth. A.
Bouncing Back From National Joke To Grey Cup Champs
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Author : Paul Woods
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2013
Bouncing Back From National Joke To Grey Cup Champs written by Paul Woods and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Sports & Recreation categories.
For three decades the Toronto Argonauts were a national joke: a team that not only lost most of the time, but usually did so in embarrassing fashion. The franchise bottomed out in 1981 with just two wins. But 1981 was not a complete disaster because, even while finding new and more creative ways to lose, the Argos were assembling many of the key components that helped the franchise return to excitement in 1982 and Grey Cup glory in 1983. Thirty years after that long-awaited triumph, Bouncing Back takes readers on a wild ride through the three eventful and mesmerizing years that culminated in the 1983 Grey Cup, from crushing humiliations through sensational resurgence and finally the ultimate triumph.
Beyond A Joke
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Author : Neil Archer
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-10-27
Beyond A Joke written by Neil Archer and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-27 with Performing Arts categories.
At the opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics, a global audience of nearly one billion viewers were treated to the unprecedented sight of James Bond meeting Queen Elizabeth II. Shortly after, the 'Queen' hurled herself out of a helicopter, her Union Jack parachute guiding her down to the Olympic Stadium. What it is about moments such as these that define both a particular idea of Britishness and a particular type of British film comedy? How has British cinema exploited parody as a means of negotiating its sense of identity? How does this function within a globalized marketplace and in the face of dominant Hollywood cinema? Beyond a Joke explores the myriad ways British film culture has used forms of parody, from the 1960s to the present day. It provides a contextual and textual analysis of a range of works that, while popular, have only rarely been the subject of serious academic attention – from Morecambe and Wise to Shaun of the Dead to the London 2012 Olympics' opening ceremony. Combining the methodologies both of film history and film theory, Beyond a Joke locates parody within specific industrial and cultural moments, while also looking in detail at the aesthetics of parody as a mode. Ultimately, such works are shown to be a form of culturally specific film or televisual product for exporting to the global market, in which 'Britishness', shaped in self-mocking and ironic terms, becomes the selling point. Written in an accessible style and illustrated throughout with a diverse range of examples, Beyond a Joke is the first book to explore parody within a specifically British context and makes an invaluable contribution to the scholarship on both British and global film culture.
National Lampoon Jokes Jokes Jokes
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Author : Steve Ochs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007-09
National Lampoon Jokes Jokes Jokes written by Steve Ochs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09 with Humor categories.
The second book in the bestselling Jokes series, this book focuses on insulting everyone, with no group safe from the author's reach.
To Establish A National Water Policy
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Water Resources
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
To Establish A National Water Policy written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Water Resources and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Water resources development categories.
Good Humor Bad Taste
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Author : Giselinde Kuipers
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2015-04-24
Good Humor Bad Taste written by Giselinde Kuipers and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-24 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This is an updated edition of Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke, published in 2006. Using a combination of interview materials, survey data, and historical materials, it explores the relationship between humor and gender, age, social class, and national differences in the Netherlands and the United States. This edition includes new developments and research findings in the field of humor studies.
Humor For Mature Minds Volume 1
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Author : William (Bill) Daugherty
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2013-04
Humor For Mature Minds Volume 1 written by William (Bill) Daugherty and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04 with categories.
Bill Daugherty has been collecting and telling jokes and humorous stories for many years. He does this, not for profit, but for the sheer enjoyment he receives from making people laugh. With stories such as these, he has entertained his Rotary Club, local and National Audubon Societies, literary group meetings, humorous roast, and members of his weekly bridge games. Bill's occupation has not been entertainment. Rather, he has post graduate degrees in Physics and Education, and before retiring, was an Aerospace Engineering Manager at Hughes Aircraft Company, Space Technology Laboratories, and TRW Systems. He has written two WWII novels about the air war in the South Pacific, Black Cats, and Nightmares. He published a monolog on education, Public School Education Destroyed by Educators, and an engineering text he co authored, Mechanical Engineering for Electrical Engineers. His OP-ED pieces have appeared in major newspapers. Bill firmly believes that laughter is sorely missing in our world, and jokes about mature subjects are especially entertaining. To find out of this "Not our typical joke book" you'll have to read it.
In On The Joke
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Author : Shawn Levy
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date : 2022-04-05
In On The Joke written by Shawn Levy and has been published by Doubleday this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-05 with Performing Arts categories.
“A sensitive and vivid study of early female stand-ups… [Levy is a] painstaking, knowledgeable guide.” —New York Times Book Review A hilarious and moving account of the trailblazing women of stand-up comedy who broke down walls so they could stand before the mic—perfect for fans of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Hacks Today, women are ascendant in stand-up comedy, even preeminent. They make headlines, fill arenas, spawn blockbuster movies. But before Amy Schumer slayed, Tiffany Haddish killed, and Ali Wong drew roars, the very idea of a female comedian seemed, to most of America, like a punch line. And it took a special sort of woman—indeed, a parade of them—to break and remake the mold. In on the Joke is the story of a group of unforgettable women who knocked down the doors of stand-up comedy so other women could get a shot. It spans decades, from Moms Mabley’s rise in Black vaudeville between the world wars, to the roadhouse ribaldry of Belle Barth and Rusty Warren in the 1950s and '60s, to Elaine May's co-invention of improv comedy, to Joan Rivers's and Phyllis Diller’s ferocious ascent to mainstream stardom. These women refused to be defined by type and tradition, facing down indifference, puzzlement, nay-saying, and unvarnished hostility. They were discouraged by agents, managers, audiences, critics, fellow performers—even their families. And yet they persevered against the tired notion that women couldn’t be funny, making space not only for themselves, but for the women who followed them. Meticulously researched and irresistibly drawn, Shawn Levy's group portrait forms a new pantheon of comedy excellence. In on the Joke shows how women broke into the boys’ club, offered new ideas of womanhood, and had some laughs along the way.