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 | Stand-up Comedy in Theory, or, Abjection in America (New Americanists) (Updated Edition) by John Limon, Donald E. Pease (Series Editor) Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2000 ISBN-10: 0-8223-2546-2 / 0822325462 ISBN-13: 978-0-8223-2546-8 / 9780822325468 "Stand-Up Comedy in Theory, or, Abjection in America" is the first study of stand-up comedy as a form of art. John Limon appreciates and analyzes the specific practice of stand-up itself, moving beyond theories of the joke, of the comic, and of comedy in general to read stand-up through the lens of | |