Jeppe of the hill and other comedies / by Holberg, Ludvig, 1684-1754

Table of Contents: “…The political tinker -- Jean de France -- Jeppe of the hill -- Erasmus Montanus -- Ulysses von Ithacia -- The Christmas party -- Pernille's brief experience as a lady -- The burial of Danish comedy.…”
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Coyness and Crime in Restoration Comedy : Women's Desire, Deception, and Agency. by Thompson, Peggy

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments; abbreviations; chapter 1. coyness, conduct, and she would if she could; chapter 2. feminine illusion and masculine violence in wycherley's comedies; chapter 3. unruly women and patriarchal control in dryden's the kind keeper; chapter 4. coyness, love, and money in behn's comedies; chapter 5. liberty and coyness in shadwell's comedies; chapter 6. novelty and coyness in congreve and trotter; chapter 7. marriage, virtue, and coyness in southerne, vanbrugh, and pix; notes; bibliography; index; about the author.…”
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Comedy is a man in trouble : slapstick in American movies / by Dale, Alan S., 1960-

Table of Contents: “…Preface; 1. Comedy Is a Man in Trouble; 2. Chaplin as Proteus, Low-Down and High Up; 3. …”
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How to be a comedy writer : secrets from the inside / by Blake, Marc

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Introduction; How To Be A Comedy Writer; Comedy Basics; Live Comedy; Recorded Comedy; Published Comedy; The Business Of Comedy; Also Available.…”
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The sad comedy of Èlʹdar Riazanov : an introduction to Russia's most popular filmaker / by MacFadyen, David, 1964-

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Comedy is a man in trouble : slapstick in American movies / by Dale, Alan S., 1960-

Table of Contents: “…Preface; 1. Comedy Is a Man in Trouble; 2. Chaplin as Proteus, Low-Down and High Up; 3. …”
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Cult british TV comedy : From Reeves and Mortimer to Psychoville. by Hunt, Leon

Table of Contents: “…CULT BRITISH TV COMEDY: FROM REEVES AND MORTIMER TO PSYCHOVILLE; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. …”
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The court comedies of John Lyly : a study in allegorical dramaturgy / by Saccio, Peter

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The cultural set up of comedy : affective politics in the United States post 9/11 / by Webber, Julie A., 1972-

Table of Contents: “…Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: The Cultural Set Up of Comedy -- Chapter 2: Re-Signifying the F-word: Comedy as Political Resistanceor Entrenchment? …”
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Women and comedy in solo performance : Phyllis Diller, Lily Tomlin, and Roseanne / by Lavin, Suzanne, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Roseanne; 5. Women's Comedy on the Stage; 6. Feminist Humor and Change; 7. …”
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How To Be A Sitcom Writer : Secrets From The Inside by Blake, Marc

Subjects: “…Situation comedies (Television programs) Authorship.…”
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Keeping Quiet : Visual Comedy in the Age of Sound. by Dutton, Julian

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Venom in verse : Aristophanes in modern Greece by Van Steen, Gonda Aline Hector, 1964-

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Venom in verse : Aristophanes in modern Greece by Van Steen, Gonda Aline Hector, 1964-

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The merchant of Venice

Table of Contents: “…Marshall, 'the first of his [Shakespeare's] great comedies', 1888. -- Sir George Heynes Radford, Shylock's character determined by the plot, 1894. -- Frederick Samuel Boas, Shakespeare's concession to bigotry, 1896. -- Georg Brandes, Shylock 'a monster of passionate hatred, not avarice', 1898. -- A.W. …”
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Jackie Mason : the ultimate Jew

Subjects: “…Stand-up comedy.…”
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Something funny

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Mock stars : Indie comedy and the dangerously funny / by Wenzel, John, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Show Effect; 3 At Cross Lake; 4 Friends with Benefits: Comedians of Comedy; 5 Humor in Small Doses; 6 Comedy with an Amp; 7 Least Likely to Succeed; 8 Supportive Undergarments; About the Author; Sources; Index.…”
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The Strange Gentleman "A very little key will open a very heavy door.". by Dickens, Charles

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Le Misanthrope by Molière, 1622-1673

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Rover, the by Behn, Aphra

Subjects: “…English drama (Comedy)…”
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The Illusion. by Corneille, Pierre

Subjects: “…Comedy.…”
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The Comic Self Toward Dispossession. by Campbell, Timothy C.

Subjects: “…Comedy.…”
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IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST a trivial comedy for serious people;a trivial comedy for serious people. by WILDE, OSCAR

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Ravishing Restoration : Aphra Behn, Violence, and Comedy. by Stewart, Ann Marie

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The Maculate Muse : Obscene Language in Attic Comedy. by Henderson, Jeffrey

Table of Contents: “…Obscene Language and the Development of Attic Comedy; 2. Varieties of Obscene Expression: An Overview; 3. …”
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Molière : the theory and practice of comedy / by Calder, Andrew, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…Aristotle's Poetics and New Comedy -- 2. Moliere's distrust of theorists -- 3. …”
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Is He Dead? : a Comedy in Three Acts. by Twain, Mark, 1835-1910

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Plato's Cratylus : the comedy of language / by Ewegen, S. Montgomery

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Plato's Cratylus : the comedy of language / by Ewegen, S. Montgomery

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Performing Interpersonal Violence : Court, Curse, and Comedy. by Riess, Werner

Table of Contents: “…Proportions -- Social Origins of Cursers -- Functions of TabletsRitual Framing; Ritual Actions (drômena); Ritual Words (legomena); Degree of Violence; Diachronic Development; Conclusion; IV. Old and New Comedy; Ritual Framing; Ritual Origins; Theater Production as Ritual Process; Ritual Efficacy; The Discursive Rules of Violence; Aristophanes; Three Case Studies: Wasps, Birds, and Clouds; The Double-Layerdness of Violence; Aristophanes' Discourse on Democracy -- Summary; Menander; Menander's Discourse on Society -- Summary; Ritual Functions of Scenes of Violence in Comedy; Conclusion.…”
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...: the art and craft of writing comedy /... by Desberg, Peter, Davis, Jeffrey

Subjects: “…Television comedies Authorship.…”
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Barbarian play : Plautus' Roman comedy / by Anderson, William S. (William Scovil), 1927-

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Fobulous

Subjects: “…Stand-up comedy.…”
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Crack me off

Subjects: “…Stand-up comedy.…”
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Funny chokers

Subjects: “…Stand-up comedy.…”
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Old school

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Teen girls' comedic monologues that are actually funny

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Pierrots on the stage of desire : nineteenth-century French literary artists and the comic pantomime by Storey, Robert F., 1945-

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Rude talk in Athens : ancient rivals, the birth of comedy, and a writer's journey through Greece / by Smith, Mark Haskell

Subjects: “…Greek drama (Comedy) History and criticism.…”
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