Eccentrics Of Comedy

Author : Anthony Slide
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0810835347

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Eccentrics of Comedy by Anthony Slide Pdf

Eccentrics of Comedy examines the lives and careers of twelve entertainers whose comedic styles were distinctly eccentric: Milton Berle, Ed Brendel, Bobby Clark, Phyllis Diller, the Duncan Sisters, Edward Everett Horton, Alice Howell, Franklin Pangborn, Old Mother Riley, Margaret Rutherford, Colonel Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle, and Ernest Thesiger. For the majority of these performers, Eccentrics of Comedy provides the first serious, detailed discussion of their work. The figures are from all areas of popular entertainment. Milton Berle is "Mr. Television." The Duncan Sisters and Bobby Clark were headliners in vaudeville and musical comedy. Alice Howell was a silent screen comedienne. Colonel Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle was a familiar figure on radio in the 1930s. Edward Everett Horton, Franklin Pangborn, Old Mother Riley, Margaret Rutherford, and Ernest Thesiger are primarily known for their work on screen. The comedic styles vary widely, but Slide highlights similarities between the entertainers. Slide writes with enthusiasm and affection for his subjects. Both Milton Berle and Phyllis Diller offered him first-hand accounts of their careers, and in many cases he quotes from other film celebrities who worked with the comedians. Slide offers a thorough understanding of the media in which his subjects worked and brings their acts to life.

Author : Fennimore Harrison
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385429901

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The Arkansas Traveller. A New Eccentric Comedy, in Four Acts by Fennimore Harrison Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.

Author : Caty Borum Chattoo,Lauren Feldman
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520299764

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A Comedian and an Activist Walk into a Bar by Caty Borum Chattoo,Lauren Feldman Pdf

Comedy is a powerful contemporary source of influence and information. In the still-evolving digital era, the opportunity to consume and share comedy has never been as available. And yet, despite its vast cultural imprint, comedy is a little-understood vehicle for serious public engagement in urgent social justice issues – even though humor offers frames of hope and optimism that can encourage participation in social problems. Moreover, in the midst of a merger of entertainment and news in the contemporary information ecology, and a decline in perceptions of trust in government and traditional media institutions, comedy may be a unique force for change in pressing social justice challenges. Comedians who say something serious about the world while they make us laugh are capable of mobilizing the masses, focusing a critical lens on injustices, and injecting hope and optimism into seemingly hopeless problems. By combining communication and social justice frameworks with contemporary comedy examples, authors Caty Borum Chattoo and Lauren Feldman show us how comedy can help to serve as a vehicle of change. Through rich case studies, audience research, and interviews with comedians and social justice leaders and strategists, A Comedian and an Activist Walk Into a Bar: The Serious Role of Comedy in Social Justice explains how comedy – both in the entertainment marketplace and as cultural strategy – can engage audiences with issues such as global poverty, climate change, immigration, and sexual assault, and how activists work with comedy to reach and empower publics in the networked, participatory digital media age.

Author : BIOGRAPHY.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1803
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018050877

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Eccentric Biography; or Memoirs of remarkable female characters, ancient and modern, etc. [With portraits.] by BIOGRAPHY. Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1804
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018050852

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Eccentric Biography; or Memoirs of remarkable female characters, ancient and modern, etc. With portraits by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kim Wilkins
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-02-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781501336935

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American Eccentric Cinema by Kim Wilkins Pdf

Since the late 1990s a new language has emerged in film scholarship and criticism in response to the popularity of American directors such as Wes Anderson, Charlie Kaufman, and David O. Russell. Increasingly, adjectives like 'quirky', 'cute', and 'smart' are used to describe these American films, with a focus on their ironic (and sometimes deliberately comical) stories, character situations and tones. Kim Wilkins argues that, beyond the seemingly superficial descriptions, 'American eccentric cinema' presents a formal and thematic eccentricity that is distinct to the American context. She distinguishes these films from mainstream Hollywood cinema as they exhibit irregularities in characterization, tone, and setting, and deviate from established generic conventions. Each chapter builds a case for this position through detailed film analyses and comparisons to earlier American traditions, such as the New Hollywood cinema of the 1960s and 1970s. American Eccentric Cinema promises to challenge the notion of irony in American contemporary cinema, and questions the relationship of irony to a complex national and individual identity.

Author : Michael R. Booth
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0719008239

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Prefaces to English Nineteenth-century Theatre by Michael R. Booth Pdf

This compilation of the prefaces from the author's "English plays of the nineteenth century" (5 vols. ; London : Oxford Univ. Press, 1969-1976) provides an introduction to the critical interpretations of most genres of English drama.

Author : Walter W Ellis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Electronic
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030019058405

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Hawley's of the high street; an eccentric comedy in three acts by Walter W Ellis Pdf

Author : Jay Sankey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136555633

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Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy by Jay Sankey Pdf

In this engaging and disarmingly frank book, comic Jay Sankey spills the beans, explaining not only how to write and perform stand-up comedy, but how to improve and perfect your work. Much more than a how-to manual Zen and the Art of Stand-Up Comedy is the most detailed and comprehensive book on the subject to date.

Author : Andrew Horton,Michael Brashinsky
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1992-07-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0691019207

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The Zero Hour by Andrew Horton,Michael Brashinsky Pdf

This study of the rapid changes in Soviet cinema that have been taking place since 1985 examines the response of filmmakers faced with the "zero hour" created by a new freedom of expression and the dramatic break-up of the Soviet Union.

Author : Arthur Singer,Ron Goodman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 073857631X

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Boston's Downtown Movie Palaces by Arthur Singer,Ron Goodman Pdf

Since the late 1800s, Boston has been a trendsetter in the development of the movie business. It was here that many of the earliest public showings of moving images took place and the name nickelodeon first appeared on a storefront theater. In 1896, B.F. Keith added film to his Washington Street theater, then throughout his national chain of vaudeville houses. In 1914, Boston's Modern became the country's first theater with an installed sound projection system. Several years later, the city had its first movie palace: Marcus Loew's Orpheum. A magnet for theater architects, Boston became a center for elegant movie houses, including the Metropolitan, Keith Memorial, and Paramount. Thanks to civic leaders and academic institutions, many of Boston's theaters have been preserved and restored and are alive and well today.

Author : Jonathan Lyons
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781317679554

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Comedy for Animators by Jonathan Lyons Pdf

While comedy writers are responsible for creating clever scripts, comedic animators have a much more complicated problem to solve: What makes a physical character funny? Comedy for Animators breaks down the answer by exploring the techniques of those who have used their bodies to make others laugh. Drawing from traditions such as commedia dell’arte, pantomime, Vaudeville, the circus, and silent and modern film, animators will learn not only to create funny characters, but also how to execute gags, create a comic climate, and use environment as a character. Whether you’re creating a comic villain or a bumbling sidekick, this is the one and only guide you need to get your audience laughing! Explanation of comedic archetypes and devices will both inspire and inform your creative choices Exploration of various modes of storytelling allows you to give the right context for your story and characters Tips for creating worlds, scenarios, and casts for your characters to flourish in Companion website includes example videos and further resources to expand your skillset--check it out at www.comedyforanimators.com! Jonathan Lyons delivers simple, fun, illustrated lessons that teach readers to apply the principles of history’s greatest physical comedians to their animated characters. This isn’t stand-up comedy—it’s the falling down and jumping around sort!

Author : Judy Carter
Publisher : Dell
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780307575203

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Stand-Up Comedy by Judy Carter Pdf

If you think you’re funny, buy this book! Whether you dream of becoming a star . . . A better public speaker . . . A more effective communicator . . . A funnier, happier human being . . . You can learn to leave ‘em laughing! David Letterman learned to do it. Jay Leno learned to do it. Roseanne Barr learned to do it. So can you! Now successful stand-up comic Judy Carter—who went from teaching high school to performing in Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe, and on over 45 major TV shows—gives you the same hands-on, step-by-step instruction she’s taught to students in her comedy workshops. She shows you how to do it: create an act, perform it, make money with it, or apply it to everyday life. Discover: • The formulas for creating comedy material • How to find your own style • The three steps to putting your act together • Rehearsal do’s and don’ts • What to do if you bomb • Ways to punch up your everyday life with humor

Author : E. J. Cowley,Wilson T. Bennette
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HX2AE9

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Crawford's Claim, Or, Nugget Nell, the Pet of Poker Flat by E. J. Cowley,Wilson T. Bennette Pdf

Author : Joseph Le Brandt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HX4X5E

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My Lady Darrell; Or, A Strange Marriage by Joseph Le Brandt Pdf