{"product_id":"laughing-matters-9780719083150","title":"Laughing Matters","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn 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. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Comedy forms \t\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e1  Silent film comedy \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e2  Early sound film comedy\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e3  The romantic comedy film\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e4 Radio comedy\t\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e5 Television comedy\t\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e6 Comedy and genre boundaries\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e7 Animated comedy \t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Themes, effects and impact of comedy \t\u003cbr\u003e8 Comedy, gender and sexuality\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e9 Comedy and cultural value: from bad taste to gross-out\t\t\u003cbr\u003e10 Comedy, race and ethnicity\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: ‘You had to be there’\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003eAppendix\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884280754519,"sku":"9780719083150","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/laughing-matters-9780719083150","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}