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Yabbing and Wording : The artistry of Nigerian stand-up comedy /
Yabbing and Wording: The artistry of Nigerian stand-up comedy is a long-overdue academic interrogation of the novel stand-up practice in Nigeria as performance. 'Yabbing' comes from the Nigerian Pidgin English verb, 'yab', which means a satirical jibe thrown at individuals, group...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Makhanda, South Africa :
NISC (Pty) Ltd,
2021.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Dedication
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- List of figures
- Preamble
- 1. Origins and influences
- Pre-colonial joke performance genres
- Television and radio comedy
- The decline of theatre
- Professional stand-up comedy
- Notes
- 2. People and personae
- Categories of Nigerian stand-up artists
- Female humourists in Nigerian stand-up
- Comedians of Nigerian stand-up
- Notes
- 3. Techniques and devices
- The art of yabbing and wording
- Embodied devices
- Structural devices
- Notes
- 4. Offence, taboos and themes
- The social impact of Nigerian stand-up
- Themes
- Notes
- 5. Language and accent
- Language
- Accent
- Notes
- 6. Audiences, venues and events
- Audiences
- Venues
- Costumes
- Distribution
- Notes
- 7. Diaspora performances
- African outposts
- Global outlook
- Local comedians, diaspora audiences
- Notes
- 8. Eyes on the future
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back cover