Even More Old Jewish Comedians

Author	: Drew Friedman
Publisher	: Fantagraphics Books
Release Date	: 2011-09-01
ISBN 10	: 9781606994894
Pages	: 40 pages
Rating	: 4.6/5 (69 users)

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Download or read book Even More Old Jewish Comedians written by Drew Friedman and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master caricaturist/portraitist Drew Friedman’s spectacular visual tribute to―well, old Jewish comedians―returns with a third and concluding installment that throws its net a bit wider to include a few women (Olive Oyl voice Mae Questel, Ed Sullivan show regular Jean Carroll, and The Rise of the Goldbergs creator Gertrude Goldberg); a handful of more contemporary figures (Richard Belzer, whoseLaw & Order: SVU gig has eclipsed his stand-up comedy, and Welcome Back, Kotter’s Gabe Kaplan); and pop-culture legends (Prof. Irwin Corey, legendary Warner Bros. voice artist Mel Blanc), plus among others Marty Ingels, Fyvush Finkel, Gary Morton, Sam Levenson, Bobby Remsen, Max Patkin, Marvin Kaplan, Norm Crosby, Sammy Shore, Joey Adams, Lou Jacobi, and Sid James. It’s a heaping pastrami sandwich of gloriously liver-spotted, wrinkled personalities, that will appeal to anyone who likes old people, Jews, or comedians.

A Ph D in Happiness From The Great Comedians

Author	: Tommy Moore
Publisher	: iUniverse
Release Date	: 2011-08-12
ISBN 10	: 1462013228
Pages	: 198 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (132 users)

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Download or read book A Ph D in Happiness From The Great Comedians written by Tommy Moore and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-08-12 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On April 2nd, 1986, comedian Tommy Moore was told he might never stand onstage again. Since then, he’s done over 3,500 shows, speeches, and seminars at Comedy Clubs, Casinos, Cruise Ships, Colleges, Corporations, Churches, Synagogues, Resort Hotels, and on Radio and TV. A true survivor and maybe the real last comic standing, this book tells the story of how advice from comedy giants nursed him back to physical and emotional health. Look what the media has said about comedian Tommy Moore: “Pennsylvania’s Premiere Comedy Performer.” – Larry Wilde, Bantam Press “The man knows his craft, and it shows!” – Gail Shister, The Philadelphia Inquirer “A Million Dollar Comic, with an act suitable for the whole family, a flair for the off-beat, and a habit of involving the audience.” – Jack Lloyd, The Philadelphia Inquirer “A loveable comic” – Jim Knight, Philadelphia Daily News “Tommy has a suitcase full of material” – Stu Bykofsky, Philadelphia Daily News “Tommy Moore puts the FUN back in FUNNY” – Beth D’Adonno, The Times “Moore’s humor is upbeat and optimistic.” – Linda Riley, Delaware County Times “A performer who knows no bounds in his outlook.” – Fran Carpentier, Parade Magazine Learn more at www.profcomedy.com

More Old Jewish Comedians

Author	: Drew Friedman
Publisher	: Fantagraphics Books
Release Date	: 2008-04-17
ISBN 10	: 9781560979142
Pages	: 37 pages
Rating	: 4.5/5 (69 users)

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Download or read book More Old Jewish Comedians written by Drew Friedman and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2008-04-17 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comical collection of of Jewish comedian portraiture is a sequel to 2006's wildly successful Old Jewish Comedians, which earned Friedman raves from Jerry Lewis, Howard Stern, The Believer,Entertainment Weekly and many more, and earned Friedman his own roast at New York's legendary Friar's Club. This all-new collection includes the famous (Woody Allen, Carl Reiner, Joan Rivers, Mel Brooks, Soupy Sales, etc.), the not-so-famous (Jerry Stiller, Zeppo & Gummo Marx, Larry Storch, Zero Mostel, etc.) and the largely unknown (Molly Picon, Herbie Faye, Jan Milton, etc.). The Reuben Award-winning Friedman, one of the great caricaturists of his age, presents a thorough visual history of the 20th Century's greatest Borscht-Belt comedians.

The Shapeless God

Author	: Harry John Mooney
Publisher	: University of Pittsburgh Pre
Release Date	: 1968-10-15
ISBN 10	: 9780822975731
Pages	: 232 pages
Rating	: 4.8/5 (229 users)

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Download or read book The Shapeless God written by Harry John Mooney and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 1968-10-15 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine noted literary critics examine the spiritual and religious elements in the fiction of such diverse writers as James Baldwin, J. F. Powers, Graham Greene, Par Lagerkvist, and Flannery O’Connor. Contributors: Robert Boyle, S.J.; Robert McAfee Brown; A. A. Devitis; Herbert Howarth; Maralee Frampton; Nathan A. Scott, Jr.; Albert Sonnenfeld; Winston Weathers; and the editors

Communication and Language Analysis in the Public Sphere

Author	: Hart, Roderick P.
Publisher	: IGI Global
Release Date	: 2014-01-31
ISBN 10	: 9781466650046
Pages	: 580 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (666 users)

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Download or read book Communication and Language Analysis in the Public Sphere written by Hart, Roderick P. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although, language is certainly individualized, most people conform to linguistic norms because of their surroundings. Over time, particular words and phrases are popularized by the media, social trends, or world events; and with emergence of internet technologies, the communication between all types of people is much easier. Communication and Language Analysis in the Public Sphere explores the influence of the World Wide Web on the relationships between ordinary citizens and the ability to communicate with politicians, celebrities, and the media. As some words may gain popularity worldwide, and others may begin to define a specific discipline. This book is essential for linguistics researchers, scholars, and professionals interested in determining these patterns and how they affect groups and individuals.

The Dynamics of Interactional Humor

Author	: Villy Tsakona
Publisher	: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date	: 2018-01-05
ISBN 10	: 9789027264626
Pages	: 324 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (272 users)

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Download or read book The Dynamics of Interactional Humor written by Villy Tsakona and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-01-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with the construction of diverse forms of humor in everyday oral, written, and mediatized interactions. It sheds light on the differences and, most importantly, the similarities in the production of interactional humor in face-to-face and various technology-mediated forms of communication, including scripted and non-scripted situations. The chapters analyze humor-related issues in such genres as spontaneous conversations, broadcast dialogues, storytelling, media blogs, bilingual conversations, stand-up comedy, TV documentaries, drama series, family sitcoms, Facebook posts, and internet memes. The individual authors trace how speakers collaboratively circulate, reconstruct, and (re)frame either personal or public accounts of reality, aiming –among other things– to produce and/or reproduce humor. Rather than being “finished” products with a “single” interpretation, humorous texts are thus approached as dynamic communicative events that give rise to diverse interpretations and meanings. The book draws on a variety of up-to-date approaches and methodologies, and will appeal to scholars in discourse analysis, conversation analysis, interactional sociolinguistics, pragmatics, ethnography of communication, and social semiotics.

Graphic Showbiz

Author	: Nanabanyin Dadson
Publisher	: Graphic Communications Group
Release Date	: 2010-08-05
ISBN 10	:
Pages	: 24 pages
Rating	: 4./5 ( users)

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The Theatre of the Greeks

Author	: John William Donaldson
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 1879
ISBN 10	: PRNC:32101064068388
Pages	: 460 pages
Rating	: 4.:/5 (321 users)

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Drama Theory

Author	: Peter Buse
Publisher	: Manchester University Press
Release Date	: 2001
ISBN 10	: 0719057221
Pages	: 228 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (572 users)

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Download or read book Drama Theory written by Peter Buse and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Buse illuminates the relationship between modern British drama and contemporary critical and cultural theory. He demonstrates how theory allows fresh insights into familiar drama, pairing well-known plays with classic theory texts. The theoretical text is more than applied to the dramatic text, instead Buse shows how they reflect on each other. Drama + Theory provides not only provides new interpretations of popular plays, but of the theoretical texts as well.

Redeeming Laughter

Author	: Peter L. Berger
Publisher	: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date	: 2014-10-14
ISBN 10	: 9783110354003
Pages	: 222 pages
Rating	: 4.1/5 (13 users)

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Download or read book Redeeming Laughter written by Peter L. Berger and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amid the variety of human experiences, the comic occupies a distinctive place. It is simultaneously ubiquitous, relative, and fragile. In this book, Peter L. Berger reflects on the nature of the comic and its relationship to other human experiences. Berger contends that the comic is an integral aspect of human life, yet one that must be approached and analyzed circumspectly and circuitously. Beginning with an exploration of the anatomy of the comic, Berger addresses humor in philosophy, physiology, psychology, and the social sciences before turning to a discussion of different types of comedy and finally suggesting a theology of the comic in terms of its relationship to folly, redemption, and transcendence. Along the way, the reader is treated to a variety of jokes on a variety of topics, with particular emphasis on humor and its relationship to religion. Originally published in 1997, the second edition includes a new preface reflecting on Berger’s work in the intervening years, particularly on the relationship between humor and modernity.

Punching Up in Stand Up Comedy

Author	: Rashi Bhargava
Publisher	: Taylor & Francis
Release Date	: 2022-12-30
ISBN 10	: 9781000827514
Pages	: 300 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (8 users)

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Download or read book Punching Up in Stand Up Comedy written by Rashi Bhargava and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-12-30 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy explores the new forms, voices and venues of stand-up comedy in different parts of the world and its potential role as a counterhegemonic tool for satire, commentary and expression of identity especially for the disempowered or marginalised. The title brings together essays and perspectives on stand-up and satire from different cultural and political contexts across the world which raise pertinent issues regarding its role in contemporary times, especially with the increased presence of OTT platforms and internet penetration that allows for easy access to this art form. It examines the theoretical understanding of the different aspects of the humour, aesthetics and politics of stand-up comedy, as well as the exploration of race, gender, politics and conflicts, urban culture and LGBTQ+ identities in countries such as Indonesia, Finland, France, Iran, Italy, Morocco, India and the USA. It also asks the question whether, along with contesting and destabilising existing discursive frameworks and identities, a stand-up comic can open up a space for envisaging a new social, cultural and political order? This book will appeal to people interested in performance studies, media, popular culture, digital culture, sociology, digital sociology and anthropology, and English literature.

New Indian Nuttahs

Author	: Kavyta Kay
Publisher	: Springer
Release Date	: 2018-09-19
ISBN 10	: 9783319978673
Pages	: 88 pages
Rating	: 4.3/5 (199 users)

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Download or read book New Indian Nuttahs written by Kavyta Kay and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-19 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a journey into the new and exciting created by a the wave of Indian comedians today, described affectionately here as the New Indian Nuttahs, and looks at what these tell us about identity, “Indianness”, censorship, feminism, diaspora and millennial India. It provides a unique analysis into the growing phenomenon of internet comedy and into a dimension of Indian popular culture which has long been dominated by the traditional film and television industries. Through a mixture of close textual readings of online comedy videos and interviews with content creators and consumers in India, this book provides a fresh perspective on comedy studies in its approach to a global South context from a sociocultural perspective. As a protean form of new media, this has opened up new avenues of articulation, identification and disidentification and as such, this book makes a further contribution to South Asian, communication, media & cultural studies.

The Sculpted Word

Author	: Bernard Frischer
Publisher	: Univ of California Press
Release Date	: 1982-01-01
ISBN 10	: 0520041909
Pages	: 374 pages
Rating	: 4.0/5 (419 users)

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Download or read book The Sculpted Word written by Bernard Frischer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Harper s New Monthly Magazine

Author	:
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 1887
ISBN 10	: MINN:31951001232355Q
Pages	: 1016 pages
Rating	: 4.:/5 (319 users)

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Players of a Century

Author	: Henry Pitt Phelps
Publisher	:
Release Date	: 1880
ISBN 10	: UCAL:$B252736
Pages	: 420 pages
Rating	: 4.:/5 (2 users)

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The Rhetoric of Racist Humour

Author	: Dr Simon Weaver
Publisher	: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Release Date	: 2013-01-28
ISBN 10	: 9781409494591
Pages	: 232 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (94 users)

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Download or read book The Rhetoric of Racist Humour written by Dr Simon Weaver and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's multicultural and multireligious societies, humour and comedy often become the focus of controversy over alleged racist or offensive content, as shown, for instance, by the intense debate of Sacha Baron Cohen's characters Ali G and Borat, and the Prophet Muhammad cartoons published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten. Despite these intense debates, commentary on humour in the academy lacks a clear way of connecting the serious and the humorous, and a clear way of accounting for the serious impact of comic language. The absence of a developed 'serious' vocabulary with which to judge the humorous tends to encourage polarized debates, which fail to account for the paradoxes of humour. This book draws on the social theory of Zygmunt Baumann to examine the linguistic structure of humour, arguing that, as a form of language similar to metaphor, it is both unstable and unpredictable, and structurally prone to act rhetorically; that is, to be convincing. Deconstructing the dominant form of racism aimed at black people in the US, and that aimed at Asians in the UK, The Rhetoric of Racist Humour shows how racist humour expresses and supports racial stereotypes in the US and UK, while also exploring the forms of resistance presented by the humour of Black and Asian comedians to such stereotypes. An engaging exploration of modern, late modern and fluid or postmodern forms of humour, this book will be of interest to sociologists and scholars of cultural and media studies, as well as those working in the fields of race and ethnicity, humour and cultural theory.

Much Ado About Me

Author	: Fred Allen
Publisher	: Wildside Press LLC
Release Date	: 2008-10-01
ISBN 10	: 9781434477590
Pages	: 404 pages
Rating	: 4.4/5 (344 users)

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Download or read book Much Ado About Me written by Fred Allen and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Radio and film star Fred Allen's autobiography: Much Ado About Me.