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'Incapable of proper action': Boris Johnson as stand-up comedian

Double, Oliver (2022) 'Incapable of proper action': Boris Johnson as stand-up comedian. In: Mair, John and Beck, Andrew and Connew, Paul, eds. Boris Johnson: Media Creation, Media Clown, Media Casualty. First edition. Mair Golden Moments, United Kingdom, pp. 81-85. ISBN 979-8-8408-5605-5. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:97266)

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Abstract

Boris Johnson has developed a stand-up persona to get laughs and provide cover for his failings. Oliver Double, Reader in Drama and Theatre at the University of Kent, looks at how the joke wore thin.

Item Type: Book section
Uncontrolled keywords: Boris Johnson, stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian, comic theory
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN1969.C65 Comedy acts. Stand-up comedy
P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The theatre
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Arts
Depositing User: Oliver Double
Date Deposited: 04 Oct 2022 09:26 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 13:02 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/97266 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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