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A Jew from Nebraska: An Actors Attempt at Stand-up Comedy
| Title: | A Jew from Nebraska: An Actors Attempt at Stand-up Comedy. |
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| Name(s): |
Nathan, Jeffrey, Author Niess, Christopher, Committee Chair Brotherton, Mark, Committee Member Helsinger, James, Committee Member University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2015 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Stand-up comedy has been a major influence on American culture and has given the (")Everyman(") the ability to laugh at ourselves. Stand-up comedians have been performing in nightclubs, bars, clubs, and, most importantly, theatres for the past 60 years. Stand-up comedy can take many forms: a monologue of entertaining incidents that form a story, or a string of one-liners, or a succession of jokes. This performance project and thesis is an examination and an attempt at the art form that we call stand-up comedy. It will answer the question of what is the best approach to writing comedy for an actor finishing his graduate acting program. It will also challenge the idea of simple joke-telling versus storytelling and examine the following question: Can anyone be a standup comedian? A research of the history, an analysis of the practitioners, and training from graduate studio work will support the discovery of a practical approach to writing and performing a stand-up comedy routine. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0006046 (IID), ucf:50978 (fedora) | |
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2015-05-01 M.F.A. Arts and Humanities, Theatre Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): | Comedy -- Stand-up -- Performance -- Original Material -- Acting -- Auditions | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0006046 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public 2015-11-15 | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
