Sketch Comedy : Identity, Reflexivity, and American Television /

"In Sketch Comedy: Identity, Reflexivity, and American Television, Nick Marx examines some of the genre's most memorable-and controversial-moments from the early days of television to the contemporary line-up. Through explorations of sketches from well-known shows such as Saturday Night Li...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marx, Nick (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Television comedies.
Situation comedies (Television programs)
Popular culture.
Comedy > Social aspects.
Comedy > Social aspects > United States.
Popular culture > United States > History > 21st century.
Popular culture > United States > History > 20th century.
Situation comedies (Television programs) > United States > History and criticism.
Television comedies > United States > History and criticism.
United States.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Sketch comedy and reflexive flexibility
  • From radio voices to variety choices: The Colgate Comedy Hour and sketch
  • Comedy in early television
  • " . . . and you're not": Saturday Night Live in the network era and beyond
  • Brand X: MTV's the State and Generation X in the multi-channel transition
  • Sketch comedy's identity (post-)politics: Inside Amy Schumer, Key & Peele,
  • and Comedy Central in the post-network era
  • Sketch comedy and cultural cohesion.

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