{"product_id":"funny-how-sketch-comedy-and-the-art-of-humor-hardcover","title":"Funny How?: Sketch Comedy and the Art of Humor - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlex Clayton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUses comedy skits, from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonty Python\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKey and Peele\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, to probe how humor works.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes something funny? This book shows how humor can be analyzed without killing the joke. Alex Clayton argues that the brevity of a sketch or skit and its typical rejection of narrative development make it comedy-concentrate, providing a rich field for exploring how humor works. Focusing on a dozen or so skits and scenes, Clayton shows precisely how sketch comedy appeals to the funny bone and engages our philosophical imagination. He suggests that since humor is about persuading an audience to laugh, it can be understood as a form of rhetoric. Through vivid, highly readable analyses of individual sketches, Clayton illustrates that Aristotle's three forms of appeal-\u003ci\u003elogos\u003c\/i\u003e, the appeal to reason; \u003ci\u003eethos\u003c\/i\u003e, the appeal to communality; and \u003ci\u003epathos\u003c\/i\u003e, the appeal to emotion-can form the basis for illuminating the inner workings of humor. Drawing on both popular and lesser-known examples from the United States, United Kingdom, and elsewhere-\u003ci\u003eMonty Python's Flying Circus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKey and Peele\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAirplane!\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSmack the Pony\u003c\/i\u003e-Clayton reveals the techniques and resonances of humor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Clayton \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer in Film and Television at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom, and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Body in Hollywood Slapstick\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45437815455846,"sku":"9781438478296","price":191.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/0aAtzWyDA_9781438478296.webp?v=1775911809","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/funny-how-sketch-comedy-and-the-art-of-humor-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}