The funny parts : a history of film comedy routines and gags / Anthony Balducci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Balducci, Anthony, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comedy films--History and criticism.

Comedy films.

Physical Description:

vi, 310 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2012]

Summary:

"Classic comedy routines and individual gags have been around for hundreds of years; the best of these making their way through theater, circus, film and television, surviving to present day. As these timeless comedy gems are traced to their beginnings and followed through the years, readers are taken on a mirthful journey from Keystone to Zombieland"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

And then there were pies

Mannequins and other dummies

Animals

Adventures in eating

Attack of the vamps

Indecent exposure

Spooky apparitions

Bombs and burglars

How to disguise yourself as furniture and fool

Your friends

The amazing trapdoor chase

Science and magic

Tooth extraction and laughing gas

Into the looking glass

Sleepless nights

Fathers to sons of the desert

The big jangly box, the sliding ladder and

Other comic props

The Buster Keaton variations

The Harold Lloyd variations

Hysterical history

Bugs

Scared black servants, dice-playing african

Cannibals, and the most racist comedy in silent cinema history

Other variations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786465132

0786465131

OCLC:

759594285