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Funny, lively and unpredictable, stand-up comedy is above all a medium to be enjoyed. Popular as a good night out and packing the TV schedules, stand-up permeates British society and culture. But ubiquitous though it is, we are generally reluctant to consider stand-up's social consequences. When comedians offend we seem ready to consider the potential for stand-up to do some wider harm, yet we rarely consider the good that stand-up might do. This book looks at the social and political impact of stand-up comedy in both its positive and negative forms. It demonstrates how comedy audiences allow themselves to be manipulated, and the potential harm - and material benefits - that may arise from 'just' being funny.

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Book category Books in English The arts Dance & other performing arts Other performing arts

• Full title: Why Stand-up Matters
• Author: QUIRK SOPHIE
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 256
• EAN: 9781472578938
• ISBN: 9781472578938
• ID: 05365344
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 454 g
• Dimensions: 150 × 224 × 21 mm
• Date of publishing: 19. November 2015

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