The laugh-makers
stand-up comedy as art, business, and life-style
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Author
Publication
1990 - McGill--Queen's University Press, Montreal, Québec (Province)
Language
English
Word Count
40,000 words, Guess
Page Count
160 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1356292M
- ISBN-100773507353
- OCLC Control Number27429512
- OCLC Control Number20357956
- Library of Congress Control Number92248776
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- Goodreads2215970
Classifications
- DDC792.7/0971
- LCCPN1969.C65 S74 1990
Description
"Stebbins begins with a history of stand-up comedy, giving vital background about the industry as it emerged and flourished in the United States and subsequently developed into a popular form of entertainment in Canada. He deals with the nature of comic performance in comedy rooms - cabarets designed specifically for stand-up comedy - and examines the career of the comic: how people become interested in comedy, how they progress as amateurs, how they survive on the road and how, sometimes, they become headliners and later writers for film and television. He also discusses the business of comedy: booking agents, comedy chains such as Yuk-Yuk's, room managers, and the comics themselves as entrepreneurs. As the first comprehensive study of a growing phenomenon, The Laugh-Makers will interest sociologists of humour and sociologists of occupations and will contribute to our understanding of Canadian popular culture."--Pub. desc.
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