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The Language of Humour
The Language of Humour:
* examines the importance of the social context for humour
* explores the issue of gender and humour in areas such as the New Lad culture in comedy and stand-up comedy
* includes comic transcripts from TV sketches such as Clive Anderson and Peter Cook
* examines the importance of the social context for humour
* explores the issue of gender and humour in areas such as the New Lad culture in comedy and stand-up comedy
* includes comic transcripts from TV sketches such as Clive Anderson and Peter Cook
118 pages, Paperback
First published February 26, 1998
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July 6, 2021
This is the book I need for my research - humour in the student drama - brief, clear, to the point. You do not get lengthy philosophical contemplations and endless quotes. I wonder if there is more from the writer or similar works on the language of humour.
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