228 Bill Cosby as Dr Clifford Huxtable in The Cosby Show (NBC 1984–1992). 225 A crucial scene from terrorist comedy Four Lions (Film Four 2010). 215 Sacha Baron Cohen promotes Borat (Twentieth Century Fox 2006). 181 Benny Hill, star of The Benny Hill Show (ITV Thames 1969–1989).
120 Doris Day and Rock Hudson, stars of Pillow Talk (Universal 1959). 116 The cast of distinctive hospital comedy Green Wing (Channel Four 2004–6). 111 The cast of the BBC’s most repeatable sitcom Dad’s Army (BBC 1968–77). 94 The cast of The Phil Silvers Show (aka Sergeant Bilko) (CBS 1955–9). 62 Tony Hancock’s Hancock’s Half Hour ran on BBC radio 1954–9 and on BBC Television 1956–60. 59 Will Hay as schoolmaster in Good Morning Boys (Gainsborough 1937). page 8 Oliver Hardy in the opening sequence of Beau Hunks (Hal Roach 1931). Part II: Themes, effects and impact of comedy 8 Comedy, gender and sexualityĩ Comedy and cultural value: from bad taste to gross-outĪppendix: Writing an undergraduate essay about comedy in film, television or radioīuster Keaton and Marion Mack in The General (United Artists 1926). List of illustrations vi Acknowledgements vii Typeset in Calluna with Candara display by Koinonia, Manchester ISBN 8314 3 hardback ISBN 8315 0 paperbackįirst published 2012 The publisher has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of URLs for any external or third-party internet websites referred to in this book, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Published by Manchester University Press Altrincham Street, Manchester M1 7JA, UK British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data applied for L aughing Matters Understanding film, television and radio comedy John Mundy and Glyn WhiteĬopyright © John Mundy and Glyn White 2012 The right of John Mundy and Glyn White to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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