Search results for “[subject: comedy]”

• Author(s): Judith Roof • Publisher: Bloomsbury • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic • Subject: Communication, Mass Media and Journalism • BISAC: Media StudiesThe Comic Event approaches comedy as dynamic phenomenon that involves the gatherin...

• Author(s): Stephen Hoover • Publisher: Stephen Hoover • Publisher Imprint: Stephen Hoover • BISAC: Form - Parodies++ THE #1 SELLING BOOK ON COMEDY WRITING ON AMAZON ++ Comprehensive guide for comedy writing. Along with a history of comedy and t...

• Author(s): Mirco Steder • Publisher: Grin Verlag • Publisher Imprint: Grin Verlag • BISAC: GeneralBachelor Thesis from the year 2019 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,3, Christian-A...

• Author(s): James Melville Janson • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: GeneralThe Encyclopedia of Comedy by James Melville Janson is a comprehensive guide to the world of humor, designed for profes...

• Author(s): Wylie Sypher | George Meredith | Henri Bergson • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press • Publisher Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press • BISAC: ComedyCasting a critical eye on comic works throughout the ages, Meredith finds t...

• Author(s): Robert Orben • Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY) • Publisher Imprint: Crown Publishing Group (NY) • BISAC: American - GeneralA Bonanza of Short, Sharp, Topical Jokes for Speakers, Toastmasters, Performers, and Communicators

• Author(s): Sean Shah • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: GeneralMastering Comedy: Harnessing Humor, Jokes, Kidding, Wordplay, Puns, Lightheartedness by Nik Shah is the definitive guide to u...

• Author(s): B. H. Bronson | John F. Ross | And Others • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: General""Studies in the Comic"" by B.H. Bronson is a book that explores the nature and function of comedy ...

• Author(s): Jennalee Donian • Publisher: Lexington Books • Publisher Imprint: Lexington Books • BISAC: History & Theory - GeneralThis book contextualizes contemporary stand-up comedy within the wider socio-political terrain of neoliberal cap...

• Author(s): James Melville Janson • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: GeneralThe Encyclopedia of Comedy by James Melville Janson is a comprehensive guide to humorous literature that is designed fo...

• Author(s): Jacques Berlinerblau • Publisher: University of California Press • Publisher Imprint: University of California Press • BISAC: Topic - Politics

• Author(s): Inger-Lise Kalvikne Bore • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Media StudiesThe question of why we laugh (or don't laugh) has intrigued scholars since antiquity. This book contributes to that debat...

• Author(s): Henri Bergson • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform • BISAC: GeneralLaughter An Essay on The Meaning of the Comic By Henri Bergson Bergson begins to ...

• Author(s): John Mundy • Publisher: Manchester University Press • Publisher Imprint: Manchester University Press • BISAC: Comics & Graphic NovelsFrom the Back CoverLaughing Matters is an undergraduate level textbook taking an analytic approa...

• Author(s): Andrew Stott • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • Subject: English Literature • BISAC: Books & ReadingThis new edition of Andrew Stott's Comedy builds on themes presented in the first edition such as...

• Author(s): B. H. Bronson | John F. Ross | And Others • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: General""Studies in the Comic"" by B.H. Bronson is a comprehensive examination of the nature and function ...

• Author(s): Lawrence Finnegan • Publisher: Lawrence Finnegan • Publisher Imprint: Lawrence Finnegan • BISAC: Television - Genres - ComedyStand-Up Comedy - 3 Manuscripts in 1 Book, Including: Make People Laugh, Body Language and Assertiveness. 1)...

• Author(s): Louis Reznick • Publisher: Outskirts Press • Publisher Imprint: Outskirts Press • BISAC: Topic - AdultLouis Reznick knows the curative value of laughter. Sure, it can be dangerous, too-for example, he just about laughed himself to de...

• Author(s): D. Nikulin • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: Mind & BodyComedy, Seriously provides a philosophical interpretation of comedy and argues that comedy displays a particular kind of rationality tha...

• Author(s): D. Nikulin • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: Mind & BodyComedy, Seriously provides a philosophical interpretation of comedy and argues that comedy displays a particular kind of rationality tha...

• Author(s): Johny Oliver Bristard • Publisher: Independently Published • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published • BISAC: General"Cracking Jokes" is your ultimate handbook for navigating the world of stand-up comedy with confidence and flair....

• Author(s): Marsh Cassady • Publisher: Meriwether Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Meriwether Publishing • BISAC: ComedyFor big laughs, comedy relies on exaggeration, incongruity, automatism, character inconsistency, surprise, and derision. Final...

• Author(s): Sam Friedman • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • BISAC: Sociology - GeneralComedy is currently enjoying unprecedented growth within the British culture industries. Defying the recent economic downturn, ...

• Author(s): James Melville Janson • Publisher: Kessinger Publishing • Publisher Imprint: Kessinger Publishing • BISAC: ComedyThe Encyclopedia Of Comedy, written by James Melville Janson, is a comprehensive guide to all things humorous. It is aim...

• Author(s): Peter C. Kunze | William V. Costanzo • Publisher: Oxford University Press • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press • BISAC: Film - Genres - ComedyThe Oxford Handbook of Screen Comedy offers a rich sampling of the most current res...

• Author(s): G. Cavaliero • Publisher: Springer • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan • BISAC: Semiotics & TheoryThis is the only contemporary critical study to discuss the nature of comedy with exclusive reference to novels. It examines th...

• Author(s): Anne Libera | Ashley Nicole Black | Chelsea Devantez • Publisher: Northwestern University Press • Publisher Imprint: Northwestern University Press • BISAC: ComedyA roadmap for understanding and creating comedy from the visionary Seco...

• Author(s): Nick Marx | Matt Sienkiewicz • Publisher: University of Texas Press • Publisher Imprint: University of Texas Press • BISAC: Film - Genres - ComedyFrom classical Hollywood film comedies to sitcoms, recent political satire, and the dev...

• Author(s): Jonathan Lyons • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Routledge • Subject: Music, Theatre & Films • BISAC: DigitalWhile comedy writers are responsible for creating clever scripts, comedic animators have a much mor...

• Author(s): Alfie Bown • Publisher: Polity Press • Publisher Imprint: Polity Press • BISAC: Media StudiesNot so long ago, comedy and laughter were a shared experience of relief, as Freud famously argued. At their best, ribbing, roasting, piss-ta...

• Author(s): David Bruce • Publisher: David Bruce • Publisher Imprint: David Bruce • BISAC: Form - Anecdotes & QuotationsThis is a short, quick, and easy read.Some Sample Anecdotes: - While studying theater at UCLA, Carol Burnett took a cours...

• Author(s): Chris Head • Publisher: Methuen Drama • Publisher Imprint: Methuen Drama • BISAC: ComedyThis accessible and engaging text covering sketch, sitcom and comedy drama, alongside improvisation and stand-up, brings together a panoply of to...

• Author(s): Andrew McConnell Stott • Publisher: Taylor & Francis • Publisher Imprint: Rout India • Subject: English LiteratureWhat is comedy? Andrew Stott tackles this question through an investigation of comic forms, theories and techniques...

• Author(s): Anonymous • Publisher: Nabu Press • Publisher Imprint: Nabu Press • BISAC: European - GeneralExperience the wit and artistry of 18th-century Italian comedy with "Commedie, Volumes 5-6." This collection presents a vibrant tapestry of ...

• Author(s): Norman Kagan • Publisher: Hamilton Books • Publisher Imprint: Hamilton Books • BISAC: ComedyIn this book, Norman Kagan explores of the nature of comedy and helps readers discover why they are laughing, new reasons to laugh, and new f...