Leon Hunt

Cult British TV comedy (eBook, ePUB)

From Reeves and Mortimer to Psychoville

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the first sustained critical analysis of Cult British TV comedy from 1990 to the present day. The book examines 'post-alternative' comedy as both 'cult' and 'quality' TV, aimed mostly at niche audiences and often possessing a subcultural aura. It includes case studies of Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer and the sitcom writer Graham Linehan.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526102362
• Artikelnr.: 48795807

Autorenporträt

Leon Hunt is Senior Lecturer in Screen Media at Brunel University

Inhaltsangabe

1. From Alternative to Cult: Mapping Post-Alternative Comedy 2. Britain's
Top Light Entertainer and Singer: Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer and the
Cultification of Light Entertainment 3. 'Careful now': Graham Linehan - a
Case Study in Post-alternative Sitcom 4. Patchy in Places: Developments in
Post-Alternative Sketch Comedy 5. Community and Intimacy - From Laugh Track
to Commentary Track 6. The 'Zooniverse' and Other (Furnished) Comic Worlds
7. Are You Sitting Uncomfortably? From 'Cringe' to 'Dark' Comedy 8. Near
the knuckle? It nearly took my arm off! British Comedy and the 'New
Offensiveness' Conclusion Bibliography