The laugh makers : stand-up comedy as art, business and life-style /

Main Author: Stebbins, Robert A., 1938-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1990.
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Table of Contents:
  • ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1 An Art Is Born""; ""2 Stand-up Comedy Comes to Canada""; ""3 Comedy Club Comedy""; ""4 So You Think You're Funny""; ""5 Becoming a Comic""; ""6 The Road""; ""7 The Comedy Business""; ""Appendix: Interview Guide for Professional Comics""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""