Funny and disturbing: women’s serio-comic performances on the Victorian music hall
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Beale, S. 2022. Funny and disturbing: women’s serio-comic performances on the Victorian music hall. Comedy Studies. 13 (2), pp. 186-198. https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2022.2091734
Type | Article |
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Title | Funny and disturbing: women’s serio-comic performances on the Victorian music hall |
Authors | Beale, S. |
Abstract | This article considers the contributions made to UK comic performance history by women serio-comic performers on the late-nineteenth century British music hall. These women were associated with gritty and witty portrayals of the lives of lower-class Victorians and frequently engaged in ironic representations of ‘acceptable’ versions of female behaviour in performances combining the serious and the comic. Reflecting on the style and content of their characterisations and their direct interactions with audiences, the article examines the varied nature of these largely forgotten acts, and considers the echoes of such serio-comic approaches in contemporary comedy. |
Keywords | Serio-comic, music hall, women and comedy, irony, stand-up comedy, comic song |
Sustainable Development Goals | 5 Gender equality |
Middlesex University Theme | Creativity, Culture & Enterprise |
Research Group | Theatre Arts group |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Journal | Comedy Studies |
ISSN | 2040-610X |
Electronic | 2040-6118 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 04 Jul 2022 |
04 Jul 2022 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 24 Aug 2022 |
Accepted | 31 Dec 2021 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2022.2091734 |
Language | English |
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