Beyond a Joke: Inside the Dark World of Stand-up Comedy - Softcover
Title: Beyond a Joke <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: Bruce Dessau <>Publisher: ARROW
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"An intriguing history of humour's bad boys claims that almost every great comedian is a damaged soul ... Delightful nuggets for the new wave of comedy enthusiasts" (Sunday Times)
"Dessau shows us that comedians tend to be weird, or compulsive, or obsessive; they veer easily towards depression; and they mostly find themselves, at least for a period, desperately out of fashion. Beyond this, he doesn't overanalyse. He simply lines them up, one after the other, and recounts their strange lives" (Evening Standard)
"Many intriguing tales of dark and outrageous dysfunction" (ShortList)
"Entertaining insight and audacity - Dessau has been reviewing comedy for more than 30 years, and knows his stuff ... A fascinating look at the dark side of stand-up" (Time Out, 4 stars)
"Its sporadic vulgarity leavened by wit and insight, the book mirrors the mood of a late-night gig." (Independent)
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"Dessau shows us that comedians tend to be weird, or compulsive, or obsessive; they veer easily towards depression; and they mostly find themselves, at least for a period, desperately out of fashion. Beyond this, he doesn't overanalyse. He simply lines them up, one after the other, and recounts their strange lives" (Evening Standard)
"Many intriguing tales of dark and outrageous dysfunction" (ShortList)
"Entertaining insight and audacity - Dessau has been reviewing comedy for more than 30 years, and knows his stuff ... A fascinating look at the dark side of stand-up" (Time Out, 4 stars)
"Its sporadic vulgarity leavened by wit and insight, the book mirrors the mood of a late-night gig." (Independent)
Comedians are not normal. If they were normal they wouldn't want to go onstage and make thousands of strangers laugh every night. Beyond a Joke is the story of lives lived to excess: of alcohol, drugs, sex ... and running marathons.
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- PublisherArrow
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0099558270
- ISBN 13 9780099558279
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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