Stand-Up Comedy

by Tim Miles

Book Overview

This book sets out a fresh approach to stand-up comedy. By constructing a theoretical framework using laughter theory, phenomenology and contemporary performance theory, it provides not only a new analytical tool for this genre of performance, but also a means by which it can be understood, discussed and taught. Tim Miles combines empirical research into the 'lived experience' of live stand-up with a strong theoretical model to explore the importance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138891436
• ISBN13: 9781138891432
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages