| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-225) and index. |
| Contents |
2 Concerning comedy 9 -- 3 Notions of nation 26 -- 4 Englishnesses 39 -- 5 Music hall: Contours and legacies 63 -- 6 Our gracious queens: English comedy's effeminate tradition 87 -- 7 Lads in love: Gender and togetherness in the male double act 111 -- 8 Thirty nibbles at the same cherry: Why the 'Carry Ons' carry on 128 -- 9 Bermuda my arse: Class, culture and 'The Royle Family' 144 -- 10 Anatomising England: Alan Bennett, Mike Leigh, Victoria Wood 159 -- 11 Togetherness through offensiveness: The importance of Roy 'Chubby' Brown 187 -- 12 Conclusion: A national sense of humour? 204. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Comedy films -- Great Britain -- History and criticism.
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Comedy films. |
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Great Britain. |
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Television comedies -- Great Britain -- History and criticism.
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Television comedies. |
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English wit and humor -- History and criticism.
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English wit and humor. |
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National characteristics, English.
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National characteristics, English. |
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English.
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English. |
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Medhurst, Andy. National joke. London ; New York : Routledge, 2007 0415168775 0415168783 (DLC) 2007011485 (OCoLC)104869272 |
| ISBN |
9780203022566 (electronic book) |
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0203022564 (electronic book) |
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9781134702565 (e-book ; PDF) |
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1134702566 |
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9781134702510 (e-book ; Mobi) |
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1134702515 |
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9781134702558 (e-book ; ePub) |
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1134702558 |
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0415168775 |
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0415168783 |
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9780415168779 |
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9780415168786 |
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