01967nam a22004214a 4500 EBC1167531 MiAaPQ 20250821124643.0 m o d | cr cnu|||||||| 080905s2000 ncu ob 001 0 eng d 9780822380504 (electronic bk.) 9780822325093 (print) (MiAaPQ)EBC1167531 (Au-PeEL)EBL1167531 (CaPaEBR)ebr10236539 (CaONFJC)MIL290344 (OCoLC)850212993 MiAaPQ eng rda pn MiAaPQ MiAaPQ PN1969.C65 L56 2000 Limon, John. 506378 Stand-up comedy in theory, or, Abjection in America [electronic resource] / John Limon. Stand-up comedy in theory Abjection in America Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2000. 152 p. New Americanists Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-143) and index. Introduction. Approximations, Apologies, Acknowledgments -- 1. Inrage: A Lenny Bruce Joke and the Topography of Stand-Up -- 2. Nectarines: Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks -- 3. Analytic of the Ridiculous: Mike Nichols and Elaine May -- 4. Journey to the End of the Night: David Letterman with Kristeva, Celine, Scorsese -- 5. Scatology: Richard Pryor in Concert -- 6. Skirting, Kidding: Ellen DeGeneres and Paula Poundstone. Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. Stand-up comedy. 506379 Electronic books. 35142 ProQuest (Firm) 506380 ProQuest (Firm) New Americanists. 506381 e-Duke books scholarly collection. 506382 https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kuct-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1167531 Click to View 301266 301266