The comic offense from vaudeville to contemporary comedy : Larry David, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and Dave Chappelle /: Larry David, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and Dave Chappelle. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rick DesRochers.
• Other Names: DesRochers, Rick
• Contents: Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Preface; Notes; 1 The vaudeville aesthetic and the migration to radio and television; Notes; 2 "What's real got to do with what we do?" Groucho Marx to Larry David; Notes; 3 "The Girlie Show" as the new burlesque Mae West to Tina Fey; Notes; 4 Truth and truthiness go to Washington Will Rogers to Stephen Colbert; Notes; 5 The mask of minstrelsy Bert Williams to Dave Chappelle; Notes; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Videography and CD recordings; Manuscripts and archives. Primary sources and recordingsSecondary sources; Index.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 792.7/60973; Individual actors & performers; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies; PERFORMING ARTS -- Acting & Auditioning; HISTORY -- United States -- General; PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- General; Comedians; Vaudeville; Vaudeville -- Social aspects; History of the Americas; Performing Arts -- Acting & Auditioning; History -- United States -- General; Social Science -- Media Studies; Media studies; Comedians -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Vaudeville -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Vaudeville -- Social aspects -- United States; Comedians -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Vaudeville -- Social aspects -- United States; Vaudeville -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Vaudeville -- United States -- History -- 20th century; United States; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441167187; 1441167188; 9781441161932; 1441161937
• Related ISBNs: 9781441132321; 1441132325; 9781441160874; 1441160876
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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