Stand-up as interaction : performance and audience in comedy venues
(1997)
Thesis
Rutter, J. Stand-up as interaction : performance and audience in comedy venues. (Thesis). University of Salford
This thesis explores stand-up comedy as live performance focusing on the manner in which audience, performer, jokes and venue combine to make a unique interactive experience. It outlines the failure of previous literature in humour research to move... Read More about Stand-up as interaction : performance and audience in comedy venues.