All Joking Aside by Rebecca Krefting

All Joking Aside by Rebecca Krefting

Readers will be delighted by the broad array of comic talent spotlighted in this book, and for those interested in comedy with substance, it will offer an alternative punchline.

This is an incredibly valuable and worthwhile read, because it explores not only the remarkable influence comedy has, but it confronts the biases that can undermined great comics while allowing certain hacks to succeed.. The value of charged humor cannot be overstated, especially these days, and neither can insightful tomes like this one. -- Glenn Dallas San Francisco Book Review Krefting (American Studies, Skidmore College) draws on experience working at stand-up, improv, and directing- plus, the jokes she includes are funny... This fresh, thoughtful investigation of the political dimensions in current American stand-up comedy is a must read for those interested in the comic. Choice

Rebecca Krefting is an assistant professor of American Studies at Skidmore College. Her recent publications include: "Laughter in the Final Instance: The Cultural Economy of Humor," an essay in the anthology The Laughing Stalk and a co-authored chapter, "Placing Space: Architecture, Action, Dimension-Pedagogy and Practice," published in Feminist Practices: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Women in Architecture.

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ISBN 13	9781421414300
ISBN 10	1421414309
Title	All Joking Aside
Author	Rebecca Krefting
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Year published	2014-10-27
Number of pages	360
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.