Outputs (4)

Tragicomic presentations of self: starring Phil Silvers as Bilko: (2016)
Journal Article
Wilkie, I. (2016). Tragicomic presentations of self: starring Phil Silvers as Bilko:. Comedy Studies, 7(2), 182-192. https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2016.1197663

When a performer becomes over-associated with a particular, celebrated comic character, can this lead to problems, not merely in terms of type-casting, but in creating confusions for the actor's own perception of self? In instances where a comic crea... Read More about Tragicomic presentations of self: starring Phil Silvers as Bilko:.

Tragicomic presentations of self : starring Phil Silvers as Bilko : the incomplete comic human (2016)
Journal Article
Wilkie, I. (2016). Tragicomic presentations of self : starring Phil Silvers as Bilko : the incomplete comic human. Comedy Studies, 7(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2016.1197663

When a performer becomes over-associated with a particular, celebrated comic character can this lead to problems, not merely in terms of type-casting, but in creating confusions for the actor’s own perception of self? In instances where a comic crea... Read More about Tragicomic presentations of self : starring Phil Silvers as Bilko : the incomplete comic human.

Performing in comedy : a student's guide (2016)
Book
Wilkie, I. (2016). Performing in comedy : a student's guide. Abingdon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315691169

Ian Wilkie contends that comic acting is a distinct art form, and as such demands a unique skillset. By exploring the ways in which performance choices and improvised moments can work in conjunction with texts themselves, Performing in Comedy offers... Read More about Performing in comedy : a student's guide.

Reflecting on the process : actors' documentation of comic performance (and the case of Bull fighting Beckett) (2016)
Journal Article
Wilkie, I. (2016). Reflecting on the process : actors' documentation of comic performance (and the case of Bull fighting Beckett). Comedy Studies, 7(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2016.1139807

This article considers actors' documentation of their process and suggest how performers' ‘reflection-on action’ might become more formalised in the study and recording of performance. While ‘autobiographical’ material is generally regarded as being... Read More about Reflecting on the process : actors' documentation of comic performance (and the case of Bull fighting Beckett).