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Stand-Up! is the first book to both analyse the background of stand-up comedy and take us inside the world of being a solo comedian Oliver Double writes a lively history of the traditions of British stand-up comedy - from its roots in music hall and variety to today's club and alternative comedy scene - and also engages in a serious exploration of what it is like to be a comedian onstage in front of a sometimes adoring and sometimes hostile audience. He looks critically at the work of such stand-up stars as Frankie Howerd, Les Dawson, Billy Connolly, Victoria Wood, Ben Elton and Eddie Izzard. And he looks at himself as a performer.
| ISBN | 0413703207 | | Pages | 276 | | ISBN13 | 9780413703200
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 001 | | Publisher | A & C Black Publishers Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 366 | | Imprint | Methuen Drama | | Published in | London | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | Performance Books | | Publication date | 16 Oct 1997 | | Height (mm) | 216 | | Library of Congress | 98124017 | | Width (mm) | 140 | | DEWEY | 792.23 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Academic level | General, Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly |
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