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ÊBritcoms FAQÊ is a sweeping survey of the very best in British television comedy from the early days of 1950s television and the rise of Tony Hancock through the golden age of ÊMonty PythonÊ ÊAre You Being Served?Ê and ÊSteptoe and SonÊ ä featuring the madcap comic geniuses of the 1980s ä to the modern age of ÊAbsolutely FabulousÊ ÊCouplingÊ ÊRed DwarfÊ and more.ÞWritten with both a deep love and cultural understanding of the shows highlighting the finest performances and resurrecting the greatest jokes ÊBritcoms FAQÊ also visits the medium''s transition from radio to television its history on vinyl and compact disc and its thematic shift from straight-forward humor to a sometimes biting force for political and social commentary.ÞIncluded are chapters spotlighting the sitcoms'' fascination with dysfunctional families their rebellion against conventional society and the changing face of the media itself. The legacy of Monty Python is explored in depth but so are such the

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      Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
      Publication Date: 01/08/2016
      ISBN13: 9781495018992, 978-1495018992
      ISBN10: 1495018997
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      Book Synopsis
      ÊBritcoms FAQÊ is a sweeping survey of the very best in British television comedy from the early days of 1950s television and the rise of Tony Hancock through the golden age of ÊMonty PythonÊ ÊAre You Being Served?Ê and ÊSteptoe and SonÊ ä featuring the madcap comic geniuses of the 1980s ä to the modern age of ÊAbsolutely FabulousÊ ÊCouplingÊ ÊRed DwarfÊ and more.ÞWritten with both a deep love and cultural understanding of the shows highlighting the finest performances and resurrecting the greatest jokes ÊBritcoms FAQÊ also visits the medium''s transition from radio to television its history on vinyl and compact disc and its thematic shift from straight-forward humor to a sometimes biting force for political and social commentary.ÞIncluded are chapters spotlighting the sitcoms'' fascination with dysfunctional families their rebellion against conventional society and the changing face of the media itself. The legacy of Monty Python is explored in depth but so are such the

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