Women and Comedy in Solo Performance
Suzanne Lavin, Lavin
Phyllis Diller, Lily Tomlin and Roseanne
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Release Date: 11/09/2014
Genre: Entertainment & The Arts
Sub-Genre: Dance & Theatre
Label: Routledge
Series: Studies in American Popular History and Culture
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Phyllis Diller, Lily Tomlin and Roseanne
This work examines the dramatic changes in America women's comedy performance in the years 1955-1995.The study focuses on the standup of Phyllis Diller and Roseanne andon the character comedy of Lily Tomlin. As the historical arc of women's comedy unfolds, it outlines a change from the traditional vaudevillian style of standup, as represented by Diller (50s-70s), to a more satiric comedy represented by Tomlin (60s-80s) and Roseanne (80s-90s).