Name: The Double Act: A History of British Comedy Duos
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Author: Andrew Roberts
ISBN: 9780750984324

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Andrew Roberts

Publisher

History Pr

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

288

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9780750984324

Synopsis "The Double Act: A History of British Comedy Duos"

The double act has been at the heart of British entertainment for over 150 years, yet there has never been a book detailing how this form of comedy continues to develop. From music hall turns such as Flanagan & Allen, to variety acts who managed to make the transformation to television such as Morecambe & Wise, to more recent performers—Armstrong & Miller, Mitchell & Webb—this book explores the dynamics of this form of entertainment. It encompasses the often neglected field of female double-acts, such as Victoria Wood & Julie Walters and French & Saunders, and the acts associated with alternative comedy and the Edinburgh Fringe, from Rik Mayall & Ade Edmondson to Stewart Lee & Richard Herring. There are also chapters on the double-acts created by TV sitcoms—e.g. Tony Hancock & Sidney James, Terry & June, George & Mildred—and on the subtle art of the straight man.

Andrew Roberts

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Andrew Roberts, historiador y periodista, es miembro de la Royal Society of Literature y de la Royal Society of Arts. Forma parte, asimismo, del Napoleonic Institute, y es socio honorario de la International Churchill Society. Una vida (2016) ganó el Grand Prix of the Fondation Napoléon y el Los Angeles Times Biography Prize.

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