Performance and Identity in Irish Stand-Up Comedy: The Comic 'i'

By Susanne Colleary

Book Overview

One of the cultural phenomena to occur in Ireland in the last two decades has been the highly successful growth of stand-up comedy as a popular entertainment genre. This book examines stand-up comedy from the perspective of the narrated self, through the prism of the fabricated comedy persona, including Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran and Maeve Higgins.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349465909
• ISBN13: 9781349465903
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 209 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"