Quirk, Sophie, <br/><br/>
Why stand-up matters :  how comedians manipulate and influence / 
Sophie Quirk. 
 - viii, 246 pages ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-242) and index. 
<br/><br/>Joking is Manipulation -- Why Comedians Need Manipulation -- Safe Space: From Manipulation to Influence -- The Tools of Manipulation -- A Manipulative Environment -- Manipulating Responses -- Comic Licence and Manufacturing Consensus -- Persona and Status -- Efficacy and Influence -- Is Stand-up Comedy an Appropriate Medium for Debate? -- How Stand-up Matters -- Conclusion: Can Stand-up Change the World? 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781472578938 1472578937 9781472578921 1472578929 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB5C5088  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Stand-up comedy--Social aspects.<br/>Stand-up comedy--Political aspects.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1969.C65  / Q57 2015 PN1969.C65  / Q57 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.484