Funny and disturbing
Women’s serio-comic performances on the Victorian music hall
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13003635 |
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| Authors | Sam Beale (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 186-198 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comedy Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2040-610X • E-ISSN: 2040-6118 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/2040610x.2022.2091734 |
| OpenAlex | W4283798069 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
This article considers the contributions made to UK comic performance history by women serio-comic performers on the late-nineteenth century British music hall. These women were associated with gritty and witty portrayals of the lives of lower-class Victorians and frequently engaged in ironic representations of ‘acceptable’ versions of female behaviour in performances combining the serious and the comic. Reflecting on the style and content of their characterisations and their direct interactions with audiences, the article examines the varied nature of these largely forgotten acts, and considers the echoes of such serio-comic approaches in contemporary comedy
Art · Comedy · Comics · Literature · Style (visual arts · Humor Studies and Applications · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
| Highly cited | No |
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