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100 Years of Laughter : American Comedy in the Twentieth Century.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berman, Garry, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Comedy films--United States--History and criticism.
- Comedy films.
- Comedy in popular culture--United States.
- Comedy in popular culture.
- Comedy--United States--History--20th century.
- Comedy.
- Radio comedies--United States.
- Radio comedies.
- Television comedies--United States.
- Television comedies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2026.
- System Details:
- text file rdaft
- Summary:
- A comprehensive look at how comedy evolved across mediums throughout the twentieth century.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Titlepage
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- 1 1900-1919: The Rise of Vaudeville
- 2 The 1920s: The Silent Era
- 3 The 1930s: The Golden Decade
- 4 The 1940s: The War Era
- 5 The 1950s: Television Takes Over
- 6 The 1960s: Changes in the Wind
- 7 The 1970s: A Seismic Shift in TV Comedy
- 8 The 1980s: The Stand-Up Epidemic
- 9 The 1990s: From Stand-Ups to Sitcoms
- 10 A Closer Look: Essays
- Comedy 101: The Pie-in-the-Face and Other Legendary Comedy Gags
- Whatever Happened to Comedy Teams?
- The Plight of the Banned and Censored Comedians
- Breaking the Fourth Wall in Comedy
- Comedy to Die For: When Death Rears Its Head in Sitcoms
- Transatlantic Trauma: Americanizing British Sitcoms
- No Laughs, Please: Comedians as Dramatic Actors
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-20072-7
- 979-82-16-20071-0
- OCLC:
- 1583178615
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