Presents a history of humor, from fart jokes on clay Sumerian tablets all the way up to the latest Twitter memes, that tells the story of how comedy came to rule the modern world. "For millennia of human history, the future belonged to the strong. To the parent who could kill t…
The first book to tell the story of the Great British comedy double act - from Morecambe and Wise to Mitchell and Webb.
"The double act has been at the heart of British entertainment for over 150 years, yet there has never been a book detailing how this form of comedy continues to develop. From music hall turns such as Flanagan & Allen, to variety acts who managed to make the transformation to te…
This book explores Chaplin{u2019}s sophisticated visual comedy, providing insights into how Chaplin achieved his legendary rapport with audiences and demonstrating why comedy created nearly a century ago remains fresh today. The author also interprets each of the comedian's soun…
This book explores Chaplin{u2019}s sophisticated visual comedy, providing insights into how Chaplin achieved his legendary rapport with audiences and demonstrating why comedy created nearly a century ago remains fresh today. The author also interprets each of the comedian's soun…
The main objective of the present work is to register and understand the trajectory of the Brazilian Popular Comedy Project (CPB) and, consequently, of the Fraternal Companhia de Arte e Malas-Artes through the characters created during 15 years of aesthetic research (1993-2008).…
O principal objetivo do presente trabalho é registrar e compreender a trajetória do Projeto Comédia Popular Brasileira (CPB) e, consequentemente, da Fraternal Companhia de Arte e Malas-Artes por meio das personagens criadas durante 15 anos de pesquisa estética (1993-2008). São o…
