Comedy and controversy : scripting public speech /

This is an Element book about stand-up comedy and public speech. It focuses on the controversies generated when the distinction between the two breaks down, when stand-up enters, or is pushed, into the public sphere and is interpreted according to the scripts that govern popular political and media...

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Main Authors:	Balkin, Sarah, 1982- (Author), Mierowsky, Marc (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2024.
Series:	Cambridge elements. Elements in contemporary performance texts.
Subjects:	Stand-up comedy. Oratory.