Different Times: A History of British Comedy

Different Times: A History of British Comedy

David Stubbs
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“The book provides a good opportunity to look at our recent national history not through the prism of successive governments & their ideological tendencies, but in terms of what has made British people laugh over the years, & to examine whether changes in comedy fashion match up with shifts in political direction. Are the jokes that make us laugh in 2023 fundamentally different from the ones that creased people up seventy years ago? Do we still have ‘psychical inhibitions’ that can be lifted only through the medium of comedy?” — Jonathan Coe, London Review of Books 

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A history of the great British comedy tradition of the twentieth century to the present day. They don't make comedy like they used to . . . 

From the slapstick comedy of Charlie Chaplin & Stan Laurel, the surrealism of Spike Milligan & Monty Python, & the golden age of political incorrectness helmed by Benny Hill, to the alternative scene that burst forth following the punk movement, the hedonistic joy of Absolutely Fabulous, the lacerating scorn of Jimmy Carr, Ricky Gervais, & Jo Brand & the meteoric rise of socially conscious stand up today: comedy can be many things, & it is a cultural phenomenon has come to define Britain like few others. 

In Different Times, David Stubbs charts the superstars that were in on the gags, the unsung heroes hiding in the wings & the people who ended up being the butt of the joke. Comedians & their work speak to & of their time, drawing upon & moulding Britons' relationship with their national history, reflecting us as a people, and, simply, providing raucous laughs for millions of people around the world. Different Times is a joyous, witty & insightful paean to British comedy.

Ano:
2023
Editora:
Faber & Faber
Idioma:
english
Páginas:
320
ISBN 10:
0571353460
ISBN 13:
9780571353460
Arquivo:
EPUB, 466 KB
IPFS:
CID , CID Blake2b
english, 2023
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