Hollywood comedians, the film reader / edited by Frank Krutnik.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Krutnik, Frank, 1956-

Series:

In focus--Routledge film readers

In focus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comedy films--United States--History and criticism.

Comedy films.

United States.

Physical Description:

viii, 210 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

"Hollywood Comedians" examines a range of comedians and contexts from the silent era to the 1990s. Contributors address key debates on performance and genre, and discuss issues of gender and the body, ethnicity and race. Includes essays by: Steven Cohan, Phil Drake, Bambi Haggins, Henry Jenkins, Peter Kramer, Patricia Mellencamp, William Paul, Joanna Rapf, Kathleen Rowe Karlyn, Steve Seidman and Mark Winokur.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-202) and index.

ISBN:

0415235510

0415235529

OCLC:

50583365