An examination of the art of stand-up comedy, its constituent parts and how they workConsidering ...

Stand-Up! is the first book to both analyse the background of stand-up comedy and take us inside ...

In the late 1970s, the alternative comedy scene exploded into life in Britain and completely chan...

There is no fourth wall in popular performance. The show is firmly rooted in the here and now, an...

In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed h...

How could Max Miller reduce an audience to helpless laughter just by talking about a fan dancer a...

There is no fourth wall in popular performance. The show is firmly rooted in the here and now, an...

''This is the kind of book that troubles grey-suited committees of academic peers. It''s too enjo...

Alternative Comedy Now and Then: Critical Perspectives is the first academic collection focu...

In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed h...

In the late 1970s, the alternative comedy scene exploded into life in Britain and completely chan...

''This is the kind of book that troubles grey-suited committees of academic peers. It''s too enjo...