Laughing Mad: The Black Comic Persona in Post-soul America

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2007
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Focuses on the ways in which the comic persona is constructed and changes across media, from stand-up, to the small screen, to film. This title examines the comic televisual and cinematic personae of Dick Gregory, Bill Cosby, Flip Wilson, and Richard Pryor and considers how these figures set the stage for black comedy.

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Focuses on the ways in which the comic persona is constructed and changes across media, from stand-up, to the small screen, to film. This title examines the comic televisual and cinematic personae of Dick Gregory, Bill Cosby, Flip Wilson, and Richard Pryor and considers how these figures set the stage for black comedy.

$28.08

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 15 Mar 2007
ISBN 10: 0813539854
ISBN 13: 9780813539850

Laughing Mad: The Black Comic Persona in Post-soul America

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$28.08

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$28.08

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