| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 258 pages) |
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text file PDF |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-253) and index. |
| Contents |
From alternative to cult : mapping post-alternative comedy -- Britain's top light entertainer and singer : Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer and the cultification of light entertainment -- 'Careful now' : Graham Linehan : a case study in post-alternative sitcom -- Patchy in places : developments in post-alternative sketch comedy -- Community and intimacy : from laugh track to commentary track -- The 'Zooniverse' and other (furnished) comic worlds -- Are you sitting uncomfortably? : from 'cringe' to 'dark' comedy -- Near the knuckle? It nearly took my arm off! : British comedy and the 'new offensiveness'. |
| Summary |
This book is the first sustained critical analysis of cult British TV comedy from 1990 to the present day. The book examines 'post-alternative' comedy as both 'cult' and 'quality' TV, aimed mostly at niche audiences and often possessing a subcultural aura. It includes case studies of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer and the sitcom writer Graham Linehan. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Television comedies -- Great Britain.
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Television comedies. |
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Great Britain. |
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Cult films -- Great Britain.
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Cult films. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Cult British television comedy |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Hunt, Leon, 1961- Cult British TV comedy. Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2013 9780719083778 (OCoLC)828720469 |
| ISBN |
9781526102355 (electronic book) |
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1526102358 (electronic book) |
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9780719083778 (hardback) |
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071908377X (hardback) |
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