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Book Synopsis
An incisive, witty and comprehensive textbook that looks at the many genres of comedy from silent film onwards. Covering film, televison and radio it is not only up-to-date but also provides full historical context. It focuses on all of the key issues studied on university courses. -- .

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction

Part I: Comedy forms
1 Silent film comedy
2 Early sound film comedy
3 The romantic comedy film
4 Radio comedy
5 Television comedy
6 Comedy and genre boundaries
7 Animated comedy

Part II: Themes, effects and impact of comedy
8 Comedy, gender and sexuality
9 Comedy and cultural value: from bad taste to gross-out
10 Comedy, race and ethnicity

Conclusion: ‘You had to be there’
Appendix
Bibliography
Index

Laughing Matters

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      Publisher Manchester University Press
      Published 7 December 2012
      ISBN-13 9780719083150
      978-0719083150
      ISBN-10 071908315X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An incisive, witty and comprehensive textbook that looks at the many genres of comedy from silent film onwards. Covering film, televison and radio it is not only up-to-date but also provides full historical context. It focuses on all of the key issues studied on university courses. -- .

      Table of Contents

      List of illustrations
      Acknowledgements
      Introduction

      Part I: Comedy forms
      1 Silent film comedy
      2 Early sound film comedy
      3 The romantic comedy film
      4 Radio comedy
      5 Television comedy
      6 Comedy and genre boundaries
      7 Animated comedy

      Part II: Themes, effects and impact of comedy
      8 Comedy, gender and sexuality
      9 Comedy and cultural value: from bad taste to gross-out
      10 Comedy, race and ethnicity

      Conclusion: ‘You had to be there’
      Appendix
      Bibliography
      Index

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