A Great, Silly Grin: The British Satire Boom of the 1960s
by Carpenter, Humphrey
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An often hilarious history of the roots and development of satirical comedy, a genre that started in Britain in the sixties and influenced America almost immediately.
With their revue, Beyond the Fringe, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett exploded a bomb under the British Establishment and invented a whole new genre of political stand-up comedy.
The book also traces the evolution of the satirical magazine, Private Eye, and the first TV satirists culminating in the glories of Monty Python.
Hardcover with jacket.
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- Christopher de Lotbiniere Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2108
- Title
- A Great, Silly Grin
- Author
- Carpenter, Humphrey
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Public Affairs
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2000
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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