Women and Comedy in Solo Performance

Phyllis Diller, Lily Tomlin and Roseanne

Suzanne Lavin (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

162 Seiten

2004
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-94858-6 (ISBN)

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This work examines the dramatic changes in American women's comedy performance in the years 1955-1995. The study focuses on the stand-up of Phyllis Diller and Roseanne, and on the character comedy of Lily Tomlin.

This work examines the dramatic changes in America women's comedy performance in the years 1955-1995.The study focuses on the standup of Phyllis Diller and Roseanne andon the character comedy of Lily Tomlin. As the historical arc of women's comedy unfolds, it outlines a change from the traditional vaudevillian style of standup, as represented by Diller (50s-70s), to a more satiric comedy represented by Tomlin (60s-80s) and Roseanne (80s-90s).

Suzanne Lavin

1. Introduction 2. Phyllis Diller: The Clown as Standup Comedian 3. Lily Tomlin: Breaking with Tradition 4. Roseanne: Fighting for Women's Comic Voice 5. New Directions for Women's Comedy: The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe by Jane Wagner 6. Conclusion: Feminist Humor and Change

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.4.2004
Reihe/Serie	Studies in American Popular History and Culture
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	460 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Tanzen / Tanzsport
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10	0-415-94858-4 / 0415948584
ISBN-13	978-0-415-94858-6 / 9780415948586
Zustand	Neuware