Description: Getting the Joke 2nd edition sets out to re-examine the world of stand-up comedy in the internet age, analysing the roles of the performer and audience, and the dramatic changes to how stand-up is done in recent years.
Brief description: Oliver Doublestarted his career as a professional comedian before lecturing on and teaching drama and comedy at the University of Kent. He is the author of many journal articles on stand-up comedy and comedians. Works include Stand Up: On Being A Comedian(2005) and Getting the Joke (2005).
Review Quotes: "It is undeniable that Double's investment in integrating stand-up comedy into the theatre classroom and academic discourse is quite serious indeed." --Katelyn Hale Wood, University of Texas at Austin, USA, Theatre Topics