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Funny Peculiar
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Author : Mikita Brottman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-04-15
Funny Peculiar written by Mikita Brottman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-15 with Psychology categories.
Why are jokes funny? Why do we laugh? In Funny Peculiar, Mikita Brottman demurs from recent scholarship that takes laughter-- and the broader domain of humor and the comical--as a liberating social force and an endearing aspect of self-expression. For Brottman, there is nothing funny about laughter, which is less connected to mirth and feelings of good will than to a nexus of darker emotions: fear, aggression, shame, anxiety. Brottman rethinks not only the mechanisms of humor but also the relation of humor to the body and the senses. To this end, she provides an engrossing account of the life and work of Gershon Legman, exiled author, publisher, and sexologist, Alfred Kinsey's first bibliographer, and legendary compiler of the dirty joke. Like Freud, Legman was convinced of the impossibility of understanding humor apart from sex, and Brottman shows how his two massive works on the subject, Rationale of the Dirty Joke and No Laughing Matter, provide a framework for understanding the ambivalent and often hostile impulses that underlie the comic impulse in its various guises. In lively and enlivening chapters, she traverses dirty jokes, the figure of the "evil clown" in popular culture, the current popularity of "humor therapy," changing fashions in stand-up comedy, and the connection between humor and horror. Brottman's sparkling prose, laced with wit, does not obscure the seriousness of Funny Peculiar. It is a thoughtful and wide-ranging elaboration of the Freudian claim that joking, in point of fact, is no laughing matter.
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Author : Mark Lewisohn
language : en
Publisher: Pan Books Limited
Release Date : 2003
Funny Peculiar written by Mark Lewisohn and has been published by Pan Books Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Benny Hill`s saucy smirks at underdressed women are relished the world over. Yet the comedian cut an unlikely figure of global admiration: unmarried and emotionally enfeebled in his few relationships, he was a deeply private individual uninterested in the trappings of success, a frugal man content to live in his humble childhood home flooded, freezing and burgled while his building society account bulged with millions of pounds he didn`t use and hadn`t wanted to earn. Funny, Peculiar is the first objective and full account of Benny Hill`s life and work. Tenaciously researched and yet sensitively reported, it charts the highs, lows and many paradoxes of a man whose professional strengths-observation, impression and mime-bought him unimagined success, and whose weakness, especially an inability to change, fashioned his ultimate downfall. - First in-depth biography since Benny`s death in April 1992. - A return to favour with audiences who are jaded with `alternative comedy`. - Existing biographies are unreliable, lightweight and out of date. - Benny has been screened in 109 countries, and enjoyed for over 50 years
Funny Peculiar
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Author : Mike Stott
language : en
Publisher: Ashover, [England] : Amber Lane Press
Release Date : 1978-01-01
Funny Peculiar written by Mike Stott and has been published by Ashover, [England] : Amber Lane Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-01-01 with English drama categories.
Funny Peculiar
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Author : Mikita Brottman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-04-15
Funny Peculiar written by Mikita Brottman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-15 with Psychology categories.
Why are jokes funny? Why do we laugh? In Funny Peculiar, Mikita Brottman demurs from recent scholarship that takes laughter-- and the broader domain of humor and the comical--as a liberating social force and an endearing aspect of self-expression. For Brottman, there is nothing funny about laughter, which is less connected to mirth and feelings of good will than to a nexus of darker emotions: fear, aggression, shame, anxiety. Brottman rethinks not only the mechanisms of humor but also the relation of humor to the body and the senses. To this end, she provides an engrossing account of the life and work of Gershon Legman, exiled author, publisher, and sexologist, Alfred Kinsey's first bibliographer, and legendary compiler of the dirty joke. Like Freud, Legman was convinced of the impossibility of understanding humor apart from sex, and Brottman shows how his two massive works on the subject, Rationale of the Dirty Joke and No Laughing Matter, provide a framework for understanding the ambivalent and often hostile impulses that underlie the comic impulse in its various guises. In lively and enlivening chapters, she traverses dirty jokes, the figure of the "evil clown" in popular culture, the current popularity of "humor therapy," changing fashions in stand-up comedy, and the connection between humor and horror. Brottman's sparkling prose, laced with wit, does not obscure the seriousness of Funny Peculiar. It is a thoughtful and wide-ranging elaboration of the Freudian claim that joking, in point of fact, is no laughing matter.
Funny Peculiar
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Author : Constance McCullagh
language : en
Publisher: Brandon Books
Release Date : 2008
Funny Peculiar written by Constance McCullagh and has been published by Brandon Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Northern Ireland categories.
"A true story of how even sexual abuse could not crush a child's love of life"--Cover.
Funny Peculiar
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Author : Will Young
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-10-11
Funny Peculiar written by Will Young and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
With free audio sampler In 2001 Will Young shot to fame as the first winner of Pop Idol. It was clear from the start that he would never be a typical pop star - and more than ten years later he has become one of our best-loved and most intriguing artists. From his dramatic experiences on Pop Idol; to coming out in the glare of the media spotlight; to his valiant struggles against depression; to the crazy reality of being famous, Will is open about both the highs and lows of his life. He also provides sound and practical advice on dealing with the DVLA helpline - something that has been woefully neglected by all other celebrity memoirs. If you have ever wondered what it's like to attend a fashion show (and find yourself accidentally waving at Anna Wintour); how it feels to sing in front of thousands while fighting a catastrophic bout of low self-esteem; or be subjected to the terror that is a This Morning 'makeover', then Funny Peculiar reveals all. It also reveals what not to say if you ever meet David Beckham. Moving, witty and scrupulously honest, Funny Peculiar is a refreshingly different and fascinating autobiography by a true original.
Emotionarama
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Author : Slimvolume
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-10-19
Emotionarama written by Slimvolume and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-19 with categories.
Amy Sillman, Fionna Barber, Melissa Gordon, Robert Garnett
Funny Peculiar
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Author : Mike Stott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Funny Peculiar written by Mike Stott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with categories.
Funny Peculiar
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Author : Aubrey Dillon-Malone
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Funny Peculiar written by Aubrey Dillon-Malone and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Celebrities categories.
Did you know that if John Wayne was playing poker and a card was turned face up by accident, he made the person responsible stand up and circle the table three times? That Catherine the Great was so terrified of people finding out she had dandruff that she imprisoned her hairdresser in an iron cage? That Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, invented the coathanger? That Elizabeth I passed a law taxing men with beards? That Arthur Conan Doyle believed he would be resurrected 10 days after his death at the Albert Hall and 10,000 people turn up to witness the event.
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Funny Peculiar written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Curiosities and wonders categories.
Tales of wierd and wonderful beings and happenings, including unsolved mysteries, ghost stories, science fiction, curses, remedies, folklore and travellers' tales.