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Different Times

Stubbs David

9780571353460

BOOK DETAILS

Price: $39.99
Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9780571353460
Published: July 2023

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They don't make comedy like they used to . . .From the slapstick comedy of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, the surrealism of Spike Milligan and Monty Python, and 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, and Jo Brand and the meteoric rise of socially conscious stand up today: comedy can be many things, and 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 and the people who ended up being the butt of the joke. Comedians and their work speak to and of their time, drawing upon and 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 and insightful paean to British comedy.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Hardback
ISBN13: 9780571353460
Published: July 2023

Number of pages: 416
Width: 153 mm
Height: 234 mm
Depth: 29 mm

Publisher: Faber & Faber

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