Performing Arts: Comedy

'An absolutely brilliant read' Patrick Kielty, Late Late Show, RTÉBlisteringly honest . . . hilarious, traumatic, joyful and terrifying. Fasten you...

Long Live Hookey Street ...Ménage et trois! It's been more than 40 years since John Sullivan's Only Fools and Horses first graced our television sc...

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleHaunted Laughter addresses whether it is appropriate to use comedy as a literary form to depict Ado...

Kenan is a master storyteller with extraordinary stories to tell. I wouldnt miss this for the world.Leslie JonesWhen I Was Your Age is a hilarious,...

Multi-award winning comedienne Angie Le Mar tells us what makes her tick. Suffering from dyslexia, exclusion from school, pioneering in the field o...

Paul Whitehouse and fishing expert John Bailey celebrate the timeless joy of fishing. Paul Whitehouse and John Ba...

Above a pub in North London, Phil is drinking and fighting off mild panic about his comeback gig. His manager's already dumped him and he's worried...

Drawing together contributions by scholars from a variety of fields, including theater, film and television, sociology, and visual culture, this vo...

A 2022 Best Comedy Book, VultureA rousing call for liberals and progressives to pay attention to the emergence of right-wing comedy and the politic...

Comedy is a brutal business. When comedians define success, they don't talk about moneythey talk about not quitting. They work in a business where ...

Object work, environment and physicality are essential for improvisational theatre. Skilled improvisers can draw audiences into the performance by ...

What are the barriers to womens participation in live comedy, and how are these barriers maintained in the digital era? In this book, Ellie Tomset...

Comedy is a brutal business. When comedians define success, they don't talk about moneythey talk about not quitting. They work in a business where ...

Ideal for classroom use, this anthology of original essays by the leading authorities on womens comedy surveys the disorderly, subversive, and unru...

'A wonderful blend of nostalgia, hilarity and personal anecdotes that only Josh Widdicombe could deliver' James Acaster'If you read only one book b...

'Joyfully entertaining. Full of warmth, wisdom and affectionate delight in the wonder and absurdity of being human.' Observer'Funny, honest and hea...