Sketch Comedy - Nick Marx

Sketch Comedy

Identity, Reflexivity, and American Television

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
180 Seiten
2019
Indiana University Press (Verlag)
978-0-253-04416-7 (ISBN)
26,15 inkl. MwSt
In Sketch Comedy: Identity, Reflexivity, and American Television, Nick Marx examines some of the genre's most memorable—and controversial—moments from the early days of television to the contemporary line-up. Through explorations of sketches from well-known shows such as Saturday Night Live, The State, Inside Amy Schumer, Key & Peele, and more, Marx argues that the genre has served as a battleground for the struggle between comedians who are pushing the limits of what is possible on television and network executives who are more mindful of the financial bottom line. Whether creating new catchphrases or transgressing cultural taboos, sketch comedies give voice to marginalized performers and audiences, providing comedians and viewers opportunities to test their own ideas about their place in society, while simultaneously echoing mainstream cultural trends. The result, Marx suggests, is a hilarious and flexible form of identity play unlike anything else in American popular culture and media.

Nick Marx is Associate Professor of Media and Visual Culture in the Department of Communication Studies at Colorado State University. He is editor (with Matt Sienkiewicz and Ron Becker) of Saturday Night Live and American TV and (with Matt Sienkiewicz) The Comedy Studies Reader.

Acknowledgements


Introduction: Sketch Comedy and Reflexive Flexibility


1. From Radio Voices to Variety Choices: The Colgate Comedy Hour and Sketch Comedy in Early Television


2. "and You're Not": Saturday Night Live in the Network Era and Beyond


3. Brand X: MTV's The State and Generation X in the Multi-Channel Transition


4. Sketch Comedy's Identity (Post-)Politics: Inside Amy Schumer, Key & Peele, and Comedy Central in the Post-Network Era


Conclusion: Sketch Comedy and Cultural Cohesion


Bibliography


Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 18 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort Bloomington, IN
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 290 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Film / TV
Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10 0-253-04416-2 / 0253044162
ISBN-13 978-0-253-04416-7 / 9780253044167
Zustand Neuware
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