09/29/21 DR594 Slapstick Comedy | University of Kent DR594 Slapstick Comedy View Online Slapstick Project Reading List for DR594 Popular Performance 1. Allen, Tony: Attitude : wanna make something of it?: the secret of stand-up comedy. Gothic Image, Glastonbury (2002). 2. Barker, C: The ‘Image’ in Show Business. Theatre quarterly. 8,. 3. Bergson, Henri: Laughter: an essay on the meaning of the comic. Macmillan, London (1911). 4. Johnstone, Keith: Impro: improvisation and the theatre. Methuen Drama, London (2007). 5. Staveacre, Tony: Slapstick: the illustrated story of knockabout comedy. Angus & Robertson, North Ryde, NSW (1987). 6. Robinson, Davis Rider: The physical comedy handbook. Heinemann, Portsmouth, N.H. (1999). 1/8 09/29/21 DR594 Slapstick Comedy | University of Kent 7. Wilmut, Roger: Kindly leave the stage!: the story of variety, 1919-1960. Methuen, London (1985). 8. Wright, John: Why is that so funny?: a practical exploration of physical comedy. Nick Hern, London (2006). 9. Bratton, J. S., Featherstone, Ann: The Victorian clown. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (2006). 10. Clayton, Alex: The body in Hollywood slapstick. McFarland & Co, Jefferson, N.C. (2007). 11. Dale, Alan S.: Comedy is a man in trouble: slapstick in American movies. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis (2000). 12. Double, Oliver: Stand-up!: on being a comedian. Methuen, London (1997). 13. Double, Oliver: Getting the joke: the inner workings of stand-up comedy. Methuen, London (2005). 14. Fisher, J.: Funny way to be a hero. Muller, [Place of publication not identified] (1973). 2/8 09/29/21 DR594 Slapstick Comedy | University of Kent 15. Simon, Eli: The art of clowning. Palgrave Macmillan, New York (2009). 16. Orwell, George: Decline of the English murder. Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Eng.]. 17. Paulus, Tom, King, Rob: Slapstick comedy. Routledge, New York (2010). 18. Gordon, M.: Lazzi: the comic routines of the Commedia dell’ arte. Performing Arts Journal Pubns, [Place of publication not identified] (1983). 19. Pietropaolo, Domenico: The science of buffoonery: theory and history of the commedia dell’arte. Dovehouse Editions Inc, Canada (1989). 20. Richards, Kenneth, Richards, Laura: The commedia dell’arte: a documentary history. Blackwell, Oxford (1990). 21. Rudlin, John: Commedia dell’arte: an actor's handbook. Routledge, London (1994). 22. Hutch, Johnny: Acrobatic and vaudeville routines, (1994). 3/8 09/29/21 DR594 Slapstick Comedy | University of Kent 23. Wolfe, Ronald: Writing comedy: a guide to scriptwriting for TV, radio, film and stage. Robert Hale, London (2003). 24. Chaplin, Charlie: My autobiography. Penguin, London (2003). 25. Knopf, Robert: The theater and cinema of Buster Keaton. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ (1999). 26. Louvish, Simon: Keystone, the life and clowns of Mack Sennett. Faber and Faber, London (2003). 27. Louvish, Simon: Monkey business: the lives and legends of the Marx Brothers. Faber and Faber, London (1999). 28. Louvish, Simon: Stan and Ollie: the roots of comedy : the double life of Laurel and Hardy. Faber, London (2001). 29. McPherson, Edward: Buster Keaton: tempest in a flat hat. Faber and Faber, London (2005). 30. Weissman, Stephen M.: Chaplin: a life. JR Books, London (2009). 4/8 09/29/21 DR594 Slapstick Comedy | University of Kent 31. Search Results - kurson stooges - University of Kent Library catalogue, https://catalogue.kent.ac.uk/Search/Results?lookfor=kurson stooges&type=AllFields&submit=Find. 32. Keaton, Buster, Samuels, Charles: My wonderful world of slapstick. Da Capo, New York (1982). 33. White, James Dillon: Born to star: the Lupino Lane story. Heinemann, London. 34. Ross, Robert: The Goodies rule OK. Carlton, London (2006). 35. Wilmut, R.: From fringe to flying circus: celebrating a unique generation of comedy, 1960-1980. Eyre Methuen, [Place of publication not identified] (1980). 36. Wilmut, Roger, Rosengard, Peter: Didn’t you kill my mother-in-law?: the story of alternative comedy in Britain from the Comedy Store to Saturday Live. Methuen, London (1989). 37. Cleese, John, Booth, Connie, Davies, John Howard, Argent, Douglas, Spiers, Bob: Fawlty Towers, (1998). 38. 5/8 09/29/21 DR594 Slapstick Comedy | University of Kent The Goodies: at last a second helping, (1970). 39. Jackson, Paul, Posner, Geoff: Saturday live: the best of series one, (1986). 40. Boden, Richard, British Broadcasting Corporation: Blackadder goes forth, (1998). 41. Elton, Ben, Mayall, Rik, Mayer, Lisa, Jackson, Paul, Posner, Geoff, British Broadcasting Corporation: Young ones: complete series one and two, (1982). 42. dir: Mandie Fletcher: Blackadder Remastered - The Ultimate Edition, (1982). 43. Chaplin, Charlie: Charlie Chaplin: the Mutual films, Vol. 1: Behind the screen ; The rink ; Easy Street ; The cure ; The immigrant ; The adventurer, (1916). 44. Buster Keaton: Vol. 1: Our hospitality ; Sherlock Jnr, (1923). 45. Buster Keaton: Vol. 2: Neighbors ; One week ; The boat ; The electric house, (1920). 46. Our relations and ‘dual roles’ shorts, (1930). 6/8 09/29/21 DR594 Slapstick Comedy | University of Kent 47. Saps at sea and music shorts. 48. A job to do: classic shorts, (1927). 49. More brushes with the law: classic shorts. 50. The art of Harold Lloyd, (1918). 51. The Marx Brothers collection. 52. The Three Stooges : the early years, (1933). 53. The golden years of British comedy, (2005). 54. Sunday night at the London Palladium, (2010). 55. 7/8 09/29/21 DR594 Slapstick Comedy | University of Kent Palmer, Greg: Vaudeville, (1997). 8/8.