List of illustrations

Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i
2. Contents v
3. List of illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Dedication viii
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I Comedy forms
8. 1 Silent film comedy 23
9. 2 Early sound film comedy 45
10. 3 The romantic comedy film 65
11. 4 Radio comedy 81
12. 5 Television comedy 100
13. 6 Comedy and genre boundaries 130
14. 7 Animated comedy 149
15. Part II Themes, effects and impact of comedy
16. 8 Comedy, gender and sexuality 173
17. 9 Comedy and cultural value 207
18. 10 Comedy, race and ethnicity 231
19. Conclusion 254
20. Appendix 259
21. Select bibliography 261
22. Index 273