The Comedies of Nihilism: The Representation of Tragedy on Screen
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This book presents close-readings of seven post-millennial comedy films: Up in the Air, Tropic...
Playing with Fire (Magical Romantic Comedies #1)
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What do you get when you mix gorgons, an incubus, and the Calamity Queen? Trouble, and lots of it. ...
Adult Urban Fantasy
She Could be Chaplin!: The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell
Anthony Slide and George Stevens
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Alice Howell (1886-1961) is slowly gaining recognition and regard as arguably the most important...
Stewart Lee!: The 'If You Prefer a Milder Comedian, Please Ask for One' EP
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Following his hugely acclaimed TV come-back "Comedy Vehicle", Lee finds himself in search of ideas...
Chaplin's War Trilogy: An Evolving Lens in Three Dark Comedies, 1918-1947
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The book examines Charlie Chaplin's evolving perspective on dark comedy in his three war films,...
Scotland's Jesus: The Only Officially Non-Racist Comedian
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Reading Scotland's Jesus should be like being called into the living room by your child shouting...
How I Escaped My Certain Fate: The Life and Deaths of a Stand-Up Comedian
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Experience how it feels to be the subject of a blasphemy prosecution! Find out why 'wool' is a funny...