Inequality in Contemporary Stand-Up Comedy in the UK

This Pivot explores the cultural economy of comedy in the UK, looking specifically at the links between industry practices and structures and who produces comedy in the UK. The research is based on interviews with comedians in the East Midlands; significantly, this demographic has been historically...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sedgwick, Claire
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Series:Palgrave Studies in Comedy
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: Understanding Comedy as a Cultural Industry
  • Chapter 2 : Comedy, Diversity, and the Hegemonic Comedian
  • Chapter 3: Exploring Inequality in Comedy in the East Midlands and Challenging Inequality
  • Chapter 4: COVID-19, Precarity and Comedy
  • Chapter 5: Conclusion: The Future of Comedy