Performance and Identity in Irish Stand-Up Comedy - The Comic 'I' - Hardback - 2015

One of the cultural phenomena to occur in Ireland in the last two decades has been the highly successful growth of stand-up comedy as a popular entertainment genre. This book examines stand-up comedy from the perspective of the narrated self, through the prism of the fabricated comedy persona, including Tommy Tiernan, Dylan Moran and Maeve Higgins.
Year of publication: 2015
Pagination: 224 pages
Format: Hardback