Music in Comedy Television: Notes on Laughs (Ro, Giuffre, Hayward..

Name: Music in Comedy Television: Notes on Laughs (Ro, Giuffre, Hayward..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Music in Comedy TelevisionNotes on Laughs\nAuthor(s): Liz Giuffre, Philip Hayward\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138193567, 978-1138193567\nSynopsis\nThe study of television and music has expanded greatly in recent years, yet to date no book has focused on the genre of comedy television as it relates to music. Music in Comedy Television: Notes on Laughs fills that gap, breaking new critical ground. With contributions from an array of established and emerging scholars representing a range of disciplines, the twelve essays included cover a wide variety of topics and television shows, spanning nearly fifty years across network, cable, and online structures and capturing the latest research in this growing area of study. From Sesame Street to Saturday Night Live, from Monty Python to Flight of the Conchords, this book offers the perfect introduction for students and scholars in music and media studies seeking to un.