Queens of Comedy: Lucille Ball, Phyllis Diller, Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, and the New Generation of Funny Women (Studies in Humor and Gender , Vol 2) - Hardcover

Horowitz, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 2884492437 ISBN 13: 9782884492430

Publisher: Routledge, 1997

Synopsis

Through candid personal interviews with Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, and other visionary performers, Queens of Comedy explores how comediennes have redefined the roles of women in not only the entertainment business, but society as a whole. Detailing both their public and private lives - as well as their many and varied performances - Queen of Comedy examines the impact these women have had on the predominantly male-oriented world of comedy. Performers like Carol Burnett, Joan Rivers, and their more recent counterparts, comediennes Brett Butler and Roseanne, have helped to sift women's roles in comedy from object to subject. This book maps out this shift, providing an often brutally honest picture of women's lives in both the spotlight of comedy and this modern world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 2884492437
• ISBN 13: 9782884492430
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 182