Behind the Laughs: Community and Inequality in Comedy

by Michael P. Jeffries

Book Overview

Comedy is a brutal business. When comedians define success, they don't talk about money-they talk about not quitting. They work in a business where even big names work for free, and the inequalities of race, class, and gender create real barriers. But they also work in a business where people still believe that hard work and talent lead to the big time. How do people working in comedy sustain these contradictions and keep laughing?

In Behind...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804798087
• ISBN13: 9780804798082
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.8"