Ellie Tomsett

Stand-Up Comedy and Contemporary Feminisms

Sexism, Stereotypes and Structural Inequalities
Herausgeber: Nally, Claire; Smith, Angela

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What are the barriers to women's participation in live comedy, and how are these barriers maintained in the digital era? In this book, Ellie Tomsett considers how the origins of stand-up comedy still impact on current live comedy production, and explains how the contemporary stand-up scene continues to reflect wider societal stereotypes about the capabilities of women. Using primary data collected from women-only comedy nights and immersive research with the UK Women in Comedy Festival in Manchester, Tomsett analyses examples of stand-up performed by contemporary comedians - including Bridget Christie, Luisa Omielan, Lolly Adefope and Gráinne Maguire - and provocatively questions how these performances relate to conceptions of feminist and postfeminist humour, as well as notions of backlash against contemporary feminisms. She focuses on live comedy that is explicitly feminist to consider how social attitudes to women, the increasing visibility of female labour outside the home, and the emergence of multiple (and sometimes contradictory) feminisms has influenced the comedy produced by women comedians in 21st century Britain.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 138mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781350302280
• ISBN-10: 1350302287
• Artikelnr.: 67864735

Autorenporträt

Ellie Tomsett

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Welcome to the stage 1. How did we get here? The gendered
evolution of the UK comedy circuit 2. Where are we now? Challenges today
for women comics 3. Women-only comedy spaces: Addressing inequality on the
UK comedy circuit 4. Online to IRL: The impact of social media on stand-up
comedy by women 5. Bodies on stage: Feminisms on the comedy circuit
post-2013 6. An (un)equal and opposite reaction: The backlash and barriers
facing feminist comedy 7. Comedy too 8. Conclusion: Reflections on UK
comedy's glass ceiling Notes References Index