Women and Comedy in Solo Performance

Women and Comedy in Solo Performance

Author: Suzanne Lavin
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Edition: 1
Published date: 2004
ISBN: 9780415653275

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This work examines the dramatic changes in America women's comedy performance in the years 1955-1995.The study focuses on the standup of Phyllis Diller and Roseanne andon the character comedy of Lily Tomlin. As the historical arc of women's comedy unfolds, it outlines a change from the traditional vaudevillian style of standup, as represented by Diller (50s-70s), to a more satiric comedy represented by Tomlin (60s-80s) and Roseanne (80s-90s).

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