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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415948584
ISBN-139780415948586
eBay Product ID (ePID)30438235
Product Key Features
Book TitleWomen and Comedy in Solo Performance : Phyllis Diller, Lily Tomlin and Roseanne
Number of Pages162 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicMedia Studies, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Women's Studies, Comedy
GenrePerforming Arts, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Humor
AuthorSuzanne Lavin
Book SeriesStudies in American Popular History and Culture Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2003-020613
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal792.7/082/0973
Table Of Content1. Introduction2. Phyllis Diller: The Clown as Standup Comedian3. Lily Tomlin: Breaking with Tradition4. Roseanne: Fighting for Women's Comic Voice5. New Directions for Women's Comedy: The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universeby Jane Wagner6. Conclusion: Feminist Humor and Change
Edition DescriptionAnnotated edition
SynopsisThis work examines the dramatic changes in American women's comedy performance in the years 1955-1995.The study focuses on the standup of Phyllis Diller and Roseanne and on the character comedy of Lily Tomlin. As the historical arc of women's comedy unfolds, it outlines a change from the traditional vaudevillian style of standup, as represented by Diller (50s-70s), to a more satiric comedy represented by Tomlin (60s-80s) and Roseanne (80s-90s)., This work examines the dramatic changes in America women's comedy performance in the years 1955-1995.The study focuses on the standup of Phyllis Diller and Roseanne andon the character comedy of Lily Tomlin. As the historical arc of women's comedy unfolds, it outlines a change from the traditional vaudevillian style of standup, as represented by Diller (50s-70s), to a more satiric comedy represented by Tomlin (60s-80s) and Roseanne (80s-90s).
LC Classification NumberPN1969.C65L38 2004
