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Ain't that a knee-slapper : rural comedy in the twentieth century /
There was a time when rural comedians drew most of their humor from tales of farmers' daughters, hogs, hens, and hill country high jinks. Lum and Abner and Ma and Pa Kettle might not have toured happily under the "Redneck" marquee, but they were its precursors. In Ain't That a Kn...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | There was a time when rural comedians drew most of their humor from tales of farmers' daughters, hogs, hens, and hill country high jinks. Lum and Abner and Ma and Pa Kettle might not have toured happily under the "Redneck" marquee, but they were its precursors. In Ain't That a Knee-Slapper: Rural Comedy in the Twentieth Century, author Tim Hollis traces the evolution of this classic American form of humor in the mass media, beginning with the golden age of radio, when such comedians as Bob Burns, Judy Canova, and Lum and Abner kept listeners laughing. The book then moves into the mo |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (v, 281 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781604739534 1604739533 1282555634 9781282555631 9786612555633 6612555637 |