Funny As The Story of New Zealand Comedy

"From the Kiwi Concert Party to The Topp Twins, Billy T. James to Rose Matafeo, Fred Dagg to Flight of the Conchords, New Zealanders have made each other laugh in ways distinctive to these islands. The book takes us inside the comedy clubs, cabarets and television studios where comedians work;...

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Main Authors Horan, Paul, Matthews, Philip
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago Auckland University Press 2019
Edition1
Subjects
Comedians
History
Social life and customs
Stand-up comedy
Television personalities
New Zealand
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Summary:"From the Kiwi Concert Party to The Topp Twins, Billy T. James to Rose Matafeo, Fred Dagg to Flight of the Conchords, New Zealanders have made each other laugh in ways distinctive to these islands. The book takes us inside the comedy clubs, cabarets and television studios where comedians work; it charts the rise of cartoons and skits, parody and stand-up; it introduces us to how New Zealand’s funniest men and women have made sense (and nonsense) out of this country's changing culture and society"--Publisher information. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Bibliography:"Made in association with Augusto Entertainment [and] NZ On Air"--Back jacket cover.
Issued with a variety of jacket covers featuring a famous New Zealand comic or comic team.
"Published alongside a major TVNZ documentary series"--Promotional jacket cover.
ISBN:1869409000
9781869409005