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Behind the laughs : community and inequality in comedy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jeffries, Michael P. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2017]
Series:Culture and economic life.
Subjects:
Comedians > United States > Social conditions.
Comedy > Social aspects > United States.
Group identity > United States.
Racism > United States.
Sexism > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Chemistry of a comedian
  • From funny to family
  • Succeeding at not failing
  • Celebrity in the making
  • Privilege, patriarchy, and performance.