Barry Putterman: On Television and Comedy

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Television comedy traces its roots to vaudeville, radio and film, from which it developed its own unique forms to make the audience laugh. These styles became industry standards: the so-called traditional forms of variety shows and situation comedies. In recent years modern comedy--nighttime variety shows, adult programs, stand-up acts, British imports, parody shows, for instance--have gained increasing acceptance, with these innovative forms bringing an artistry often lost under the traditional formats.
These thirteen essays trace the history of television comedy from the genius of Jack Benny, Sid Caesar, Milton Berle, Ed Sullivan and Lucille Ball to the antics of ALF, Martin Mull, Julie Brown and the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. Emphasis is placed on the development and artistry of the genre as evidenced in shows such as Dobie Gillis, Green Acres, Newhart, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Bewitched.

Über den Autor

Barry Putterman, a freelance film and television critic, lives in New York.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction: Taking Comedy Seriously

Part I: Traditional

1. Defining Our Television Heritage I: Traditional Television Values

2. Jack Benny and the Surrealism of the Ordinary

3. The Boys of Benny and Burns: Dobie Gillis, Green Acres, The Bob Newhart Show, and Newhart

4. The Sennett Tradition: I'm Dickens. . . He's Fenster, Camp Runamuck, Valentine's Day, Occasional Wife, and The Monkees

5. I Found It at the Movies: Sid Caesar, Carol Burnett, and Don Adams

6. ALF in the Family: The People's Choice, Topper, Bewitched, ALF

7. The Granfaloon Family: The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Odd Couple, and Their Idiot Children

Part II: Modern

8. Defining Our Television Heritage II: This Day and Age

9. Visit from a Small Planet: The Comedy World of Ernie Kovacs

10. "It's My Show So Who Cares": Martin Mull, Julie Brown, and the Stand-ups

11. Ernie Kovacs' Nastiest Whelps: The Comic Strip and British "Alternative Comedy"

12. French and Saunders: Anatomy of a Comedy Team

13. "I'm Not Sure What Motivates Them": The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling

Afterword: Subjects for Further Research

Index

Details

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Theater & Film
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780786477418
ISBN-10:	0786477415
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Putterman, Barry
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit:	Barry Putterman
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.11.2013
Gewicht:	0,368 kg