National Joke; Popular Comedy and English Cultural Identity (Sussex Studies in Culture and Communication)

National Joke; Popular Comedy and English Cultural Identity (Sussex Studies in Culture and Communication)

National Joke; Popular Comedy and English Cultural Identity (Sussex Studies in Culture and Communication)

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National Joke investigates the Englishness of a century of English comedy, examining its components and asking what makes it English, and how comedy reflects and participates in ideas of Englishness. From the music hall tradition to contemporary sitcoms such as The Royle Family, Andy Medhurst considers how English comedy reflects national concerns with class, race, gender and sexuality, and traces the recurrence of themes and structures, such as male duos like Morecombe and Wise to Reeves and Mortimer, and camp comedy from Kenneth Williams to Julian Clary. Arguing that comedy plays a pivotal role in the construction of cultural identity, Medhurst presents case studies of comic traditions and representations, and examines key figures in English comic history, including Mike Leigh, Alan Bennett and Victoria Wood.

National Joke; Popular Comedy and English Cultural Identity (Sussex Studies in Culture and Communication),ANDY MEDHURST,Routledge,0415168775,Ethnic Studies - General,General,History & Surveys - Modern,Philosophy,Political Science,Politics/International Relations,Popular Culture - General,20th century,England,Media studies,Popular culture

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