Performance and Identity in Irish Stand-Up Comedy
Susanne Colleary
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Paperback. One of the cultural phenomena to occur in Ireland in the last two decades has been the highly successful growth of stand-up comedy as a popular entertainment genre. This book examines stand-up comedy from the perspective of the narrated self, through the prism of the fabricated comedy persona, including Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran and Maeve Higgins. Num Pages: 216 pages, biography. BIC Classification: AB; AN; AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
One of the cultural phenomena to occur in Ireland in the last two decades has been the highly successful growth of stand-up comedy as a popular entertainment genre. This book examines stand-up comedy from the perspective of the narrated self, through the prism of the fabricated comedy persona, including Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran and Maeve Higgins.
One of the cultural phenomena to occur in Ireland in the last two decades has been the highly successful growth of stand-up comedy as a popular entertainment genre. This book examines stand-up comedy from the perspective of the narrated self, through the prism of the fabricated comedy persona, including Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran and Maeve Higgins.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
209
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349465903
SKU
V9781349465903
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99-15
About Susanne Colleary
Susanne Colleary is Assistant Lecturer/Practitioner in the Humanities Department at Sligo Institute of Technology (SIT) and as Adjunct Lecturer in Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Her previous publications include chapters in The Theatre of Conor McPherson (ed. Jordan & Chambers, 2012), Performing Feminisms (ed. Fitzpatrick, 2012) and For the Sake of Sanity: doing things with humour in Irish performance (ed. Weitz, ... Read more
Reviews for Performance and Identity in Irish Stand-Up Comedy
'A lively and interesting book that provides a much-needed examination of Irish stand-up comedy. The work of important comics like Dylan Moran, Tommy Tiernan and Maeve Higgins is explained in relation to Ireland's rich storytelling culture, and the author's own prose is fittingly wry and whimsical which only adds to our enjoyment.' - Dr Oliver Double, University of Kent, UK ... Read more