Reading Little Britain

Informationen zum Autor Sharon Lockyer is Lecturer in Sociology and Communications! Brunel University. She is co-editor (with Michael Pickering) of 'Beyond a Joke: The Limits of Humour' (2005). Klappentext A critical celebration of Lucas and Walliams' "Little Britain". 'Little Britain' arrived on British TV in 2003 - and was an instant hit. Matt Lucas and David Walliams wrote and performed, and their sharp satirical genius created this character-based sketch show - Vicky Pollard, Dafydd 'I'm the only gay in the village', Ting Tong Macadangdang are hard to forget. This book provides critiques of the show. Zusammenfassung 'Little Britain' arrived on British TV in 2003 - and was an instant hit. Matt Lucas and David Walliams wrote and performed, and their sharp satirical genius created this character-based sketch show - Vicky Pollard, Dafydd 'I'm the only gay in the village', Ting Tong Macadangdang are hard to forget. This book provides critiques of the show. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsNotes on Contributors Character ListIntroduction: Britain, Britain, Britain (Sharon Lockyer)PART 1: Narrative, Genre and Comedic Techniques1) Analysing Little Britain as a Sketch Show (Ian Mowatt) 2) Little Britain Live (Stephen Lacey)3) 'Yeah but no but yeah': A Linguistic Perspective on the Humour of Little Britain (Julia Snell)PART 2: Little Britain and Identity 4) 'I can't believe you just said that': Figuring Gender and Sexuality in Little Britain (Deborah Finding)5) How Little Britain does 'race' (Sarita Malik) 6) 'Mischief and Monstrosity': Little Britain and Disability (Margaret Montgomerie) 7) Chavs, Chav-nots and Anyone-in-between: Social Class in Little Britain (Sharon Lockyer)PART 3: Little Britain and Inter/national Audiences8) 'I'm anti-Little Britain, and I'm worried I might start laughing': Audience Responses to Little Britain (Brett Mills)9) Little Britain: An American Perspective (Arthur Asa Berger)10) 'In English please!' Lost in Translation: Little Britain and Italian Audiences (Delia Chiaro) POSTSCRIPT: Little Britain USA (Kim Akass)Figure 1: Comparison of Anderson's (1997) results with the speech of Vicky PollardFilm, TV and Radio GuideBibliographyIndex...

Vorwort
'Little Britain' arrived on British TV in 2003 - and was an instant hit. Matt Lucas and David Walliams wrote and performed, and their sharp satirical genius created this character-based sketch show - Vicky Pollard, Dafydd 'I'm the only gay in the village', Ting Tong Macadangdang are hard to forget. This book provides critiques of the show.

Autorentext
Sharon Lockyer is Lecturer in Sociology and Communications, Brunel University. She is co-editor (with Michael Pickering) of 'Beyond a Joke: The Limits of Humour' (2005).

Klappentext

A critical celebration of Lucas and Walliams' "Little Britain".

Inhalt
Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Character List Introduction: Britain, Britain, Britain (Sharon Lockyer) PART 1: Narrative, Genre and Comedic Techniques 1) Analysing Little Britain as a Sketch Show (Ian Mowatt) 2) Little Britain Live (Stephen Lacey) 3) 'Yeah but no but yeah': A Linguistic Perspective on the Humour of Little Britain (Julia Snell) PART 2: Little Britain and Identity 4) 'I can't believe you just said that': Figuring Gender and Sexuality in Little Britain (Deborah Finding) 5) How Little Britain does 'race' (Sarita Malik) 6) 'Mischief and Monstrosity': Little Britain and Disability (Margaret Montgomerie) 7) Chavs, Chav-nots and Anyone-in-between: Social Class in Little Britain (Sharon Lockyer) PART 3: Little Britain and Inter/national Audiences 8) 'I'm anti-Little Britain, and I'm worried I might start laughing': Audience Responses to Little Britain (Brett Mills) 9) Little Britain: An American Perspective (Arthur Asa Berger) 10) 'In English please!' Lost in Translation: Little Britain and Italian Audiences (Delia Chiaro) POSTSCRIPT: Little Britain USA (Kim Akass) Figure 1: Comparison of Anderson's (1997) results with the speech of Vicky Pollard Film, TV and Radio Guide Bibliography Index