ISBN:
0203022564
,
9780203022566
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 228 pages)
,
illustrations
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Medhurst, Andy National joke
Schlagwort(e):
Comedy films History and criticism
;
Television comedies History and criticism
;
English wit and humor History and criticism
;
National characteristics, English
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PERFORMING ARTS ; Film & Video ; Reference
;
Comedy films
;
English wit and humor
;
National characteristics, English
;
Television comedies
;
Comedy
;
Fernsehen
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Fernsehkomödie
;
Film
;
Filmkomödie
;
Humor
;
Humor (grappigheden)
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Televisieseries
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Sociologische aspecten
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Filmkomedier ; historia
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Komediserier i tv ; historia
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Engelsk humor ; historia
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Nationalkaraktär
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Fernsehen
;
Film
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Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Großbritannien
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Great Britain
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Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland
Kurzfassung:
2Concerning comedy9 --3Notions of nation26 --4Englishnesses39 --5Music hall: Contours and legacies63 --6Our gracious queens: English comedy's effeminate tradition87 --7Lads in love: Gender and togetherness in the male double act111 --8Thirty nibbles at the same cherry: Why the 'Carry Ons' carry on128 --9Bermuda my arse: Class, culture and 'The Royle Family'144 --10Anatomising England: Alan Bennett, Mike Leigh, Victoria Wood159 --11Togetherness through offensiveness: The importance of Roy 'Chubby' Brown187 --12Conclusion: A national sense of humour?204.
Kurzfassung:
In 'A National Joke', Andy Medhurst investigates the Englishness of a century of English comedy. Using case studies of comic traditions and representations, the author shows how comedy plays a key role in the construction of cultural identity
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-225) and index
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