Why the French Love Jerry Lewis: From Cabaret to Early Cinema

by Rae Beth Gordon

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Vividly bringing to light the tradition of physical comedy in the French cabaret, caf -concert, and early French film comedy, this book answers the perplexing question, "Why do the French love Jerry Lewis?" The extraordinary emphasis on nervous pathology in the Parisian caf -concert, where the genres of the Epileptic Singer and the Idiot Comic took center stage, and where popular comic monologues and songs included "Man with a Tic" and "I'm Neurasthenic,"...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0804738947

ISBN13:9780804738941

Release Date:April 2002

Publisher:Stanford University Press

Length:296 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Comedy Drama Humor Humor & Entertainment Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Movies Performing Arts Theater

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