Cult British TV comedy : from Reeves and Mortimer to Psychoville /: from Reeves and Mortimer to Psychoville. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Leon Hunt.
• Authors: Hunt, Leon, 1961-
• Contents: From alternative to cult : mapping post-alternative comedy -- Britain's top light entertainer and singer : Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer and the cultification of light entertainment -- 'Careful now' : Graham Linehan--a case study in post-alternative sitcom -- Patchy in places : developments in post-alternative sketch comedy -- Community and intimacy : from laugh track to commentary track -- The 'Zooniverse' and other (furnished) comic worlds -- Are you sitting uncomfortably? : from 'cringe' to 'dark' comedy -- Near the knuckle? It nearly took my arm off! : British comedy and the 'new offensiveness'.
• Publisher Details: Manchester, UK New York : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 258 pages)
• Subjects: 791.45/617; Television comedies -- Great Britain; Cult films -- Great Britain; Cult films; Television comedies; ART / Film & Video; PERFORMING ARTS / Reference; Great Britain; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781526102355; 1526102358
• Related ISBNs: 9780719083778; 071908377X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-253) and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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