Television comedy traces its roots to vaudeville, radio and film, from which it developed its own unique forms to make the audience laugh. These styles became industry standards: the so-called traditional forms of variety shows and situation comedies. In recent years modern comedy--nighttime variety shows, adult programs, stand-up acts, British imports, parody shows, for instance--have gained increasing acceptance, with these innovative forms bringing an artistry often lost under the traditional formats. These thirteen essays trace the history of television comedy from the genius of Jack…mehr
Television comedy traces its roots to vaudeville, radio and film, from which it developed its own unique forms to make the audience laugh. These styles became industry standards: the so-called traditional forms of variety shows and situation comedies. In recent years modern comedy--nighttime variety shows, adult programs, stand-up acts, British imports, parody shows, for instance--have gained increasing acceptance, with these innovative forms bringing an artistry often lost under the traditional formats. These thirteen essays trace the history of television comedy from the genius of Jack Benny, Sid Caesar, Milton Berle, Ed Sullivan and Lucille Ball to the antics of ALF, Martin Mull, Julie Brown and the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. Emphasis is placed on the development and artistry of the genre as evidenced in shows such as Dobie Gillis, Green Acres, Newhart, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Bewitched.
Barry Putterman, a freelance film and television critic, lives in New York.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction: Taking Comedy Seriously Part I: Traditional 1. Defining Our Television Heritage I: Traditional Television Values 2. Jack Benny and the Surrealism of the Ordinary 3. The Boys of Benny and Burns: Dobie Gillis, Green Acres, The Bob Newhart Show, and Newhart 4. The Sennett Tradition: I'm Dickens. . . He's Fenster, Camp Runamuck, Valentine's Day, Occasional Wife, and The Monkees 5. I Found It at the Movies: Sid Caesar, Carol Burnett, and Don Adams 6. ALF in the Family: The People's Choice, Topper, Bewitched, ALF 7. The Granfaloon Family: The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Odd Couple, and Their Idiot Children Part II: Modern 8. Defining Our Television Heritage II: This Day and Age 9. Visit from a Small Planet: The Comedy World of Ernie Kovacs 10. "It's My Show So Who Cares": Martin Mull, Julie Brown, and the Stand-ups 11. Ernie Kovacs' Nastiest Whelps: The Comic Strip and British "Alternative Comedy" 12. French and Saunders: Anatomy of a Comedy Team 13. "I'm Not Sure What Motivates Them": The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Afterword: Subjects for Further Research Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction: Taking Comedy Seriously Part I: Traditional 1. Defining Our Television Heritage I: Traditional Television Values 2. Jack Benny and the Surrealism of the Ordinary 3. The Boys of Benny and Burns: Dobie Gillis, Green Acres, The Bob Newhart Show, and Newhart 4. The Sennett Tradition: I'm Dickens. . . He's Fenster, Camp Runamuck, Valentine's Day, Occasional Wife, and The Monkees 5. I Found It at the Movies: Sid Caesar, Carol Burnett, and Don Adams 6. ALF in the Family: The People's Choice, Topper, Bewitched, ALF 7. The Granfaloon Family: The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Odd Couple, and Their Idiot Children Part II: Modern 8. Defining Our Television Heritage II: This Day and Age 9. Visit from a Small Planet: The Comedy World of Ernie Kovacs 10. "It's My Show So Who Cares": Martin Mull, Julie Brown, and the Stand-ups 11. Ernie Kovacs' Nastiest Whelps: The Comic Strip and British "Alternative Comedy" 12. French and Saunders: Anatomy of a Comedy Team 13. "I'm Not Sure What Motivates Them": The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Afterword: Subjects for Further Research Index
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