Hunt Cult British TV comedy

From Reeves and Mortimer to Psychoville
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-5261-0235-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hunt, Leon

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Installations-, Aktions-, Computer- und Videokunst
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Hunt Leon:
Paul Newland is a Lecturer in Film Studies in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at Aberystwyth UniversityLeon Hunt is Senior Lecturer in Screen Media at Brunel University