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English
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"The History of Sketch Comedy will appeal to all kinds of comedy fans as well as fans of Keegan-Michael Key. With epic personal tangents and hilarious asides, their story takes you on an illuminating look at all facets of comedy from the stock characters of commedia del arte in the 16th century, to the rise of vaudeville and burlesque, the golden age of television comedy, the influence of the most well-known comedy schools, and ascension of comedy...
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"An entertaining yet conscientious examination of the popular sketch show In Living Color, which broke racial, cultural, and comedy boundaries; launched the careers of stars such as Jamie Foxx and Jim Carrey; and helped shape comedy in the 21st century"--
Publisher
Video Services Corp
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Includes all ten episodes of the second season of Portlandia, the hit sketch comedy series created and written by, and starring Fred Armisen of Saturday Night Live and Carrie Brownstein from the band Sleater-Kinney. This season, the two continue skewering the weird and wonderful residents of Portland, Oregon, as well as hipsters everywhere
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Each episode's character-based shorts draw viewers into 'Portlandia, ' the dreamy and absurd rendering of Portland, Oregon. In season six, the Flaming Lips headline Portland's Pickathon Music Festival, Fred wakes up with gray hair and sets outon a journey to figure out hold old he is, Carrie experiences motherhood, a ramen monster is on the loose and Portland is declared the most feminist city in the country
Publisher
Broadway Video Group, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The hit sketch comedy driven by a series of hilarious character-based shorts all of which take place in the creators' dreamy and absurd rendering of Portland, Oregon--where '90s culture reigns supreme and political correctness is all the rage
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