The comic offense from Vaudeville to contemporary comedy : Larry David, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and Dave Chappelle / Rick DesRochers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

DesRochers, Rick, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comedians--United States--History--20th century.

Comedians.

Vaudeville--Social aspects--United States.

Vaudeville.

Vaudeville--United States--History--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Comic Offense from Vaudeville to Contemporary Comedy examines how contemporary writer/performers are influenced by the comedic vaudevillians of the early 20th century. By tracing the history and legacy of the vaudeville era and performance acts, like the Marx Brothers and The Three Keatons, and moving through the silent and early sound films of the early 1930s, the author looks at how comic writer/performers continue to sell a brand of themselves as a form of social commentary in order to confront and dispel stereotypes of race, class, and gender. The first study to explore contemporary popular comic culture and its influence on American society from this unique perspective, Rick DesRochers analyzes stand-up and improvisational comedy writing/performing in the work of Larry David, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and Dave Chappelle. He grounds these choices by examining their evolution as they developed signature characters and sketches for their respective shows Curb Your Enthusiasm, 30 Rock, The Colbert Report, and Chappelle's Show."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Preface 1.The Vaudeville Aesthetic And The Migration To Radio And Television 2."What's Real Got To Do With What We Do?"

Groucho Marx To Larry David 3."The Girlie Show" As The New Burlesque

Mae West To Tina Fey 4. Truth And Truthiness Go To Washington

Will Rogers To Stephen Colbert 5. The Mask Of Minstrelsy

Bert Williams To Dave Chappelle Epilogue Notes Works CitedIndex.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-150) and index.

ISBN:

9781441161932

1441161937

9781441160874

1441160876

9781501300172

1501300172

9781441167187

1441167188

OCLC:

1154989432