TY  - BOOK
AU  - Quirk,Sophie
TI  - Why stand-up matters: how comedians manipulate and influence 
SN  - 9781472578938
AV  - PN1969.C65 Q57 2015
U1  - 306.484 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - London
PB  - Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
KW  - Stand-up comedy
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Political aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-242) and index; 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?
ER  -