Different Times: A History of British Comedy

by David Stubbs

A history of the great British
comedy tradition of the twentieth century to the present day.

They don't make comedy like they used to . . .

From the slapstick comedy of Charlie Chaplin and Stan Laurel, the surrealism of Spike Milligan and Monty Python, and the golden age of political incorrectness helmed by Benny Hill, to the alternative scene that burst forth following the punk movement, the hedonistic joy of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571353460
• ISBN13: 9780571353460
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.3" x 9.4"