A vulgar art : a new approach to stand-up comedy /

A vulgar art : a new approach to stand-up comedy /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Brodie, Ian (Ian Bernard), author.
Imprint:	Jackson [Mississippi] : University Press of Mississippi, [2014]
Description:	xi, 255 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Folklore studies in a multicultural world Folklore studies in a multicultural world.
Subject:	Stand-up comedy. Comedians -- United States. Wit and humor -- Social aspects. Comedians. Stand-up comedy. Wit and humor -- Social aspects. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10103344

Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:	9781628461824 1628461829 9781628461831
Notes:	Includes videography. Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.
Other form:	Online version: Brodie, Ian. Vulgar art Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2014 9781628461831

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
A Note on Transcriptions
LetÆs Go Out: Stand-Up Comedy, ôFolkloreö or ôNot Folkloreö?
Welcome to the Show: A Vulgar Art
Part 1. The Opener: From Folk Talk to Stand-Up
Chapter 1. Stand-Up Comedy and a Folkloristic Approach
Part 2. The Middle: Creating Intimacy over Distance
Chapter 2. Where Is the Stand-Up Comedian?: Stand-Up on Stage
Chapter 3. Who Is a Stand-Up Comedian?: The Social Identity
Chapter 4. Who Is This Stand-Up Comedian?: The Performance of Self
Chapter 5. What Is the Stand-Up Comedian?: Intimate Other
Part 3. The Headliner: Distance Increases
Chapter 6. Stand-Up Comedy Broadcasts
Chapter 7. Stand-Up Comedy Recordings
Tip Your Servers: The Validation of Laughter
Notes
References
Discography and Videography
Index