Double, Oliver (2017) The origin of the term ‘stand-up comedy’. Comedy Studies, 8 (1). 1 -4. ISSN 2040-610X. (doi:10.1080/2040610X.2017.1279912) (KAR id:60313)
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Abstract
The Oxford English Dictionary gives the earliest usage of the term
longer. This short article searches newspapers and trade
uses of the related terms ‘stand-up comedy’, ‘stand-up comedian’
and ‘stand-up comic’ in a search for their origin.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| DOI/Identification number: | 10.1080/2040610X.2017.1279912 |
| Uncontrolled keywords: | Stand-up comedy; stand-up comic; stand-up comedian; word origins |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1600 Drama |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Humanities > School of Arts > Drama and Theatre |
| Depositing User: | Oliver Double |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Feb 2017 11:49 UTC |
| Last Modified: | 29 May 2019 18:39 UTC |
| Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/60313 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
| Double, Oliver: |  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2398-6661 |
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