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Funny As : the Story of New Zealand Comedy.

From the Kiwi Concert Party to The Topp Twins, Billy T. James to Rose Matafeo, Fred Dagg to Flight of the Conchords, New Zealanders have made each other laugh in ways distinctive to these islands. The book takes us inside the comedy clubs, cabarets and television studios where comedians work; it cha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Horan, Paul
Otros Autores: Matthews, Philip
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Auckland University Press, 2019.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Michele A'Court; Introduction; 1. Bloody laughter: war and the birth of New Zealand comedy; 2. Comedy and writers: blokes, bastards and outbreaks of beauty; 3. Lessons in comedy: universities and capping revues; 4. 'Bold and blue': female impersonators, cabaret and variety; 5. Comedians and politicians: 'stuff that doesn't really matter; 6. Comedy and theatre: million-dollar ideas; 7. Directors on the edge: comedy on screen; 8. The start of it: TV comedy up to the 1980s; 9. John Clarke: the man from the audience 
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