{"product_id":"film-comedy-9781903364352","title":"Film Comedy","description":"What exactly is film comedy and what is the basis for its widespread appeal? \u003ci\u003eFilm Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e uses formal, socio-historical and industrial perspectives to answer this question. What, for example, is the basis of the appeal of gross-out comedy in films such as \u003ci\u003eThere's Something About Mary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Pie\u003c\/i\u003e? What is the relationship between comedy and narrative, from early silent slapstick to the performance of actors such as Steve Martin and Jim Carrey? How has romantic comedy changed, or remained the same, from the 1930s to today? What happens when comedy is put to more serious ends in satire ranging from works produced under communism in Eastern Europe and Cuba to Hollywood features such as \u003ci\u003eBullworth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWag the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e? To what extent is comedy nation-specific? And what is the role of comic relief in Hollywood action movies and black comedy such as \u003ci\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMan Bites Dog.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeoff King is lecturer in film and television Studies at Brunel University, London. He is the co-author with Tanya Krzywinska of \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction Cinema: From Outerspace to Cyberspace.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wallflower Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642541805842,"sku":"9781903364352","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_68a2542f-714f-4853-bafa-b65b3db36691.jpg?v=1733068783","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/film-comedy-9781903364352","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}