Sketch comedy : identity, reflexivity, and American television / Nick Marx.

"In Sketch Comedy: Identity, Reflexivity, and American Television, Nick Marx examines some of the genre's most memorable-and controversial-moments from the early days of television to the contemporary line-up. Through explorations of sketches from well-known shows such as Saturday Night Li...

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Main Author: Marx, Nick (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]
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Table of Contents:
  • Sketch comedy and reflexive flexibility
  • From radio voices to variety choices : The Colgate Comedy Hour and sketch comedy in early television
  • " ... and you're not" : Saturday Night Live in the network era and beyond
  • Brand X : MTV's the State and Generation X in the multi-channel transition
  • Sketch comedy's identity (post- )politics : Inside Amy Schumer, Key & Peele,
  • and Comedy Central in the post-network era
  • Sketch comedy and cultural cohesion.