Anthony Balducci

The Funny Parts

A History of Film Comedy Routines and Gags

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Classic comedy routines and individual gags have been around for many hundreds of years, probably thousands; the best of these ribticklers make their merry way through theater, circus, film and television. The challenge to comedians has always been to adapt familiar material in a way that emphasizes their personal style and outlook. The many routines and gags cited in this illustrated history are lovingly deconstructed to show how they have been shaped to suit different eras and performers. These tried and true laugh-provokers are indestructible. Through all the remakes, revivals, recycles and revamps, they have survived robustly to the present day. As these timeless comedy gems are traced to their beginnings and followed through the years, readers are taken on a mirthful journey from Keystone to Zombieland.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 601g
• ISBN-13: 9780786465132
• ISBN-10: 0786465131
• Artikelnr.: 33767755

Autorenporträt

Anthony Balducci studied journalism at Baruch College and holds a University of Florida criminology degree. He has written three previous books and numerous articles on film comedy as well as online contributions to Feet of Mud, World Cinema Paradise and other websites. He lives in New Port Richey, Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface     
Introduction     
1 And Then There Were Pies     
2 Mannequins and Other Dummies     
3 Animals     
4 Adventures in Eating     
5 Attack of the Vamps     
6 Indecent Exposure     
7 Spooky Apparitions     
8 Bombs and Burglars     
9 How to Disguise Yourself as Furniture and Fool Your Friends     
10 The Amazing Trapdoor Chase     
11 Science and Magic     
12 Tooth Extraction and Laughing Gas     
13 Into the Looking Glass     
14 Sleepless Nights     
15 Fathers to Sons of the Desert     
16 The Big Jangly Box, the Sliding Ladder and Other Comic Props     
17 The Buster Keaton Variations     
18 The Harold Lloyd Variations     
19 Hysterical History     
20 Bugs     
21 Scared Black Servants, Dice-Playing African Cannibals, and the Most
Racist Comedy in Silent Cinema History     
22 Other Variations     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index