Comedy Acting Books

New and Published Books

1. On Humour

   By Simon Critchley

   Series: Thinking in Action

   Does humour make us human, or do the cats and dogs laugh along with us? On Humour is a fascinating, beautifully written and funny book on what humour can tell us about being human. Simon Critchley skilfully probes some of the most perennial but least understood aspects of humour, such as our...

   Published May 30th 2002 by Routledge
2. Ladies Laughing

   Wit as Control in Contemporary American Women Writers

   By Barbara Levy

   This engaging and accessible book examines the world of seven contemporary, popular American women writers and their individual use of wit as a subtle and effective strategy to engage, or "control", the reader. A chapter is devoted to each of the seven writers - Lisa Alther, Rita Mae Brown, Nora...

   Published November 12th 1997 by Routledge
3. Russian Comedy of the Nikolaian Rea

   Edited by Laurence Senelick

   These four Russian comedies were written during the reign of Nicholas I, a period of considerable repression and censorship. They represent the most popular genres of the period. Lensky's Her First Night was an immensely popular vaudeville which held the stage for years; Kozma Prutkov's Fantasy is...

   Published October 28th 1997 by Routledge
4. Queens of Comedy

   Lucille Ball, Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, and the New Generation of Funny Women

   By Susan Horowitz

   Through candid personal interviews with Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, and other visionary performers, Queens of Comedy explores how comediennes have redefined the roles of women in not only the entertainment business, but society as a whole. Detailing both their public and private lives - as well as...

   Published June 12th 1997 by Routledge
5. Look Who's Laugh:Stud/Gender/C

   By Finney

   Published June 15th 1994 by Routledge