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Book Synopsis Pretend the World Is Funny and Forever by : S. Fisher
Download or read book Pretend the World Is Funny and Forever written by S. Fisher and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1982. The intent of this book is to build an understanding of the people who create humor and are expert at making people laugh. Who are the comedians and clowns of the world? Where do they come from? Why are they so dedicated to tickling funny bones? In what ways are they unique? It is primarily to studying comedians, clowns, and other funny people. It seeks to provide an understanding of the origins, the motivations, and personalities of those who make humor and in exploring the factors that shape actors and other public entertainers.
Book Synopsis The World of Clowns by : George Victor Bishop
Download or read book The World of Clowns written by George Victor Bishop and published by Los Angeles : Brooke House. This book was released on 1976 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Clown Paintings written by Diane Keaton and published by powerHouse Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With texts by premier comedians such as Steve Martin, Jay Leno, Woody Allen, Goldie Hawn, Lisa Kudro, Whoopi Goldberg, Gary Shandling, Martin Short and more. CLOWN PAINTINGS is a twisty illustrated book that showcases 65 full-colour, outrageously compelling clown portraits, painted by amateurs and selected by actor and director Diane Keaton. By turns hilarious and heartfelt, joyful and mortifying, Keaton found herself as mesmerised by their mute eloquence as by their bad taste, and culled these wild images from her own private collection.
Download or read book Clowns written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Clowns written by David Bridel and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-11 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clowns: In Conversation is a groundbreaking collection of interviews expanded in this second edition to include over 30 of the greatest clowns on earth. In discussion with clown aficionados Ezra LeBank and David Bridel, these legends of comedy reveal the origins, inspirations, techniques, and philosophies that underpin their remarkable odysseys. These artists speak candidly about their first encounters with clowning and circus, the crucial decisions that carved out the foundations of their style, and the role of teachers and mentors who shaped their development. Follow the twists and turns that changed the direction of their art and careers, as they explore the role of failure and originality in their lives and performances, and examine the development and evolution of the signature routines that became each clown’s trademark. This new edition has been fully updated and expanded, bringing in Lila Monti, Cristina Marti, Leo Bassi, Danise Payne, Bernice Collins, Ketch, Robert Dunn, Nina Conti, Hélène Gustin and Tanja Simma, Michelle Matlock, Shannan Calcutt, and Gardi Hutter. Clowns is a unique and definitive study on the art of the clown, exploring their role in the modern world – a fascinating series of discussions for students, scholars, and teachers of clowning.
Download or read book Clowns written by Ezra LeBank and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-10 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clowns: In Conversation with Modern Masters is a groundbreaking collection of conversations with 20 of the greatest clowns on earth. In discussion with clown aficionados Ezra LeBank and David Bridel, these legends of comedy reveal the origins, inspirations, techniques, and philosophies that underpin their remarkable odysseys. Featuring incomparable artists, including Slava Polunin, Bill Irwin, David Shiner, Oleg Popov, Dimitri, Nola Rae, and many more, Clowns is a unique and definitive study on the art of clowning. In Clowns, these 20 master artists speak candidly about their first encounters with clowning and circus, the crucial decisions that carved out the foundations of their style, and the role of teachers and mentors who shaped their development. Follow the twists and turns that changed the direction of their art and careers, explore the role of failure and originality in their lives and performances, and examine the development and evolution of the signature routines that became each clown’s trademark. The discussions culminate in meditations on the role of clowning in the modern world, as these great practitioners share their perspectives on the mysterious, elusive art of the clown.
Download or read book When Clowns Cry written by Frank Wray and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In life, it is a known fact clowns may laugh or make one laugh, look sad or make one look sad, and they may have a painted fallen teardrop on the cheek under the eye; but, clowns never cry. In this inspirational thriller, WHEN CLOWNS CRY, the reader will come to the realization the medical profession is not flawless and mistakes are made and people are misdiagnosed. The trauma and pain is evident in such a situation and yes it is true children of all ages, sizes, shapes, and colors do cry at times when tragedy strikes with a hurling speed. It is true, a bell of any size or shape may ring a song throughout the world. It may signify triumph, beauty, or disaster. But a beautiful wooden bell handcrafted by the needy or the disabled plays a different tune. It is never heard but ignored by mankind and only admired for its delicate path two people take in a torn life in hopes of finding a new direction just as an audience searches for some positive direction in life from a circus. In this heart-warming non-fictional, you the reader will have to: STEP RIGHT UP, and realize some clowns are held against their will throughout the world and in certain situations, clowns do cry. These clowns have courage beyond all comprehension and represent the innocence of humanity.
Download or read book Brainwyrms written by Alison Rumfitt and published by Tor Nightfire. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Alison is like the twisted daughter of Clive Barker and Shirley Jackson.” —Joe Hill, New York Times bestselling author on Tell Me I'm Worthless From Alison Rumfitt, the author of Tell Me I’m Worthless — “a triumph of transgressive queer horror” (Publishers Weekly) — comes Brainwyrms, a searing body horror novel of obsession, violence, and pleasure. “[An] intimate, vulnerable triumph.” —Library Journal, STARRED review “Rumfitt’s talent for portraying the deplorable, disgusting, and grotesque shines throughout her masterful sophomore horror outing.” —Publishers Weekly, STARRED review When a transphobic woman bombs Frankie’s workplace, she blows up Frankie’s life with it. As the media descends like vultures, Frankie tries to cope with the carnage: binge-drinking, sleeping with strangers, pushing away her friends. Then, she meets Vanya. Mysterious, beautiful, terrifying Vanya. The two hit it off immediately, but as their relationship intensifies, so too does Frankie’s feeling that Vanya is hiding something from her. When Vanya’s secrets threaten to tear them apart, Frankie starts digging, and unearths a sinister, depraved conspiracy, the roots of which go deeper than she ever imagined. Shocking, grotesque, and downright filthy, Brainwyrms confronts the creeping reality of political terrorism while exploring the depths of love, pain, and identity. Also by Alison Rumfitt: Tell Me I'm Worthless At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Book Synopsis Film Clowns of the Depression by : Wes D. Gehring
Download or read book Film Clowns of the Depression written by Wes D. Gehring and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-21 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1930s are routinely considered sound film's greatest comedy era. Though this golden age encompassed various genres of laughter, clown comedy is the most basic type. This work examines the Depression decade's most popular type of comedy--the clown, or personality comedian. Focusing upon the Depression era, the study filters its analysis through twelve memorable pictures. Each merits an individual chapter, in which it is critiqued. The films are deemed microcosmic representatives of the comic world and discussed in this context. While some of the comedians in this text have generated a great deal of previous analysis, funnymen like Joe E. Brown and Eddie Cantor are all but forgotten. Nevertheless, they were comedy legends in their time, and their legacy, as showcased in these movies, merits rediscovery by today's connoisseur of comedy. Even this book's more familiar figures, such as Charlie Chaplin and the Marx Brothers, are often simply relegated to being recognizable pop culture icons whose work has been neglected in recent years. This book attempts to address these oversights and to re-expose the brilliance and ingenuity with which the screen clowns contributed a comic resiliency that was desperately needed during the Depression and can still be greatly appreciated today. The films discussed are City Lights (1931, Chaplin), The Kid From Spain (1932, Cantor), She Done Him Wrong (1933, Mae West), Duck Soup (1933, Marx Brothers), Sons of the Desert (1933, Laurel and Hardy), Judge Priest (1934, Will Rogers), It's a Gift (1934, W.C. Fields), Alibi Ike (1935, Brown), A Night at the Opera (1935, Marx Brothers), Modern Times (1936, Chaplin), Way Out West (1937, Laurel and Hardy), and The Cat and the Canary (1939, Bob Hope).
Book Synopsis Send in the Clowns by : David Bridel
Download or read book Send in the Clowns written by David Bridel and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Send in the Clowns presents interviews with twenty-four pioneering humanitarian and activist clowns and thought leaders working in hospitals, refugee camps, orphanages and war zones, and at the sites of street protests and locations of social unrest across the world. This book is built around interviews with some of the world’s leading practitioners of clowning for change, justice, and health outside of the entertainment mainstream, featuring artists and organizations including Patch Adams (US), the Dream Doctors Project (Israel), Clown Me In (Lebanon), and Doutores da Alegria (Brazil). Situating the topic in relation to indigenous and ritual clowning, investigating the various functions of the clown in early societies, and centering the discourse around interviews with key practitioners, the book explores a wide range of clown applications across the globe. This includes the special significance of the clown archetype in socially, politically, and culturally challenging situations, the successes and challenges of the art activists who are at the forefront of this movement, and the modern humanitarian clown’s relationship to original forms of clowning that can be traced back through history. This is a vital resource for anyone studying, teaching, or practicing clown work in applied contexts, from health care to conflict resolution.
Book Synopsis The Many Lives of Scary Clowns by : Ron Riekki
Download or read book The Many Lives of Scary Clowns written by Ron Riekki and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-05-16 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The frightening yet comic clown is one of the best and most enduring characters in literature, theater, television, and film. Across the centuries, from Shakespeare's Porter in Macbeth to Edgar Allan Poe's "Hop-Frog," or Stephen King's Pennywise, horror and comedy have blended to create the perfect recipe for entertainment. This volume gives an in-depth analysis of the clown horror genre, including essays by revered horror scholars such as Kevin Wetmore, Dale Bailey, Kim Hester Williams, Jennifer K. Cox, and Joanna Parypinski. Their essays cover topics such as nostalgia, race, class, and new portrayals of the scary clown as zombies or phantoms. It also offers interviews with actors and directors working in the clown horror genre: Eoghan McQuinn (Stitches), Kevin Kangas (Fear of Clowns), and Jaysen Buterin (Kill Giggles). Some of fiction's most terrifying creations--like the Killer Klowns, Captain Spaulding, Art the Clown, Krusty, Frowny, the Joker, and Twisty--jig through these pages of analysis and deconstruction, asking what these many iterations of scary clowns have to say about our society and its fears.
Book Synopsis Lovers, Clowns, and Fairies by : Stuart M. Tave
Download or read book Lovers, Clowns, and Fairies written by Stuart M. Tave and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1993-06-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through dreams and shadows and strangeness, through blinding charms and eye-opening counter-charms, through moments of mortification and laughter—thus Stuart M. Tave traces the journey of the lovers, clowns, and fairies who populate comedies from A Midsummer Night's Dream to Waiting for Godot. Tave avoids the pitfalls of theory, taking instead a close look at particular works to give us a sense of the relations between certain dramas and novels that are called comedies. The result is a wonderfully readable book that renews our delight in the enchanting possibilities of literature. A Midsummer Night's Dream, in its "perfection," is Tave's point of departure. Its characters fall neatly into the three groups of Tave's title and fulfill to perfection their functions of desire, foolishness, and power. From the magical concord of Shakespeare's resolution, Tave moves to works whose character face ever greater difficulties in reaching a happy conclusion. From Jonson and Austen to Chekhov and Beckett, he meets comedies on their own terms, illuminating the complex and individual genius of each. A masterpiece of practical criticism, Lovers, Clowns, and Fairies rediscovers the pleasure of reading comedies.
Book Synopsis The Clowns of Comedy by : Richard Paul
Download or read book The Clowns of Comedy written by Richard Paul and published by Field Books. This book was released on with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever found yourself staring at the mirror, wondering if your reflection was actually a clown? No? Well, I certainly have. And not just in the metaphorical sense. You see, this tale is not just about the challenges of transitioning from a world of make-believe to the harsh realities of everyday life. It's about what happens when your "real world" suddenly turns into a stage, and your clown makeup refuses to come off. This story is about three clowns - let's call them Bongo, Squeaky, and Bobo - who thought they knew everything about making people laugh. They’d been doing it for decades, their faces painted with a blend of joy and absurdity. But when their beloved circus folded, their lives took a turn that was more slapstick than sublime. The question wasn't just how they would find a new career, it was how they would even make it to the job interview without drawing a crowd. I'm here to tell you, it's a wild ride, and not always a pretty one. Prepare for awkward encounters, unexpected celebrity, and the hilarious struggle to find a place to rent when your landlord has a pathological fear of clowns. This is a story for those who appreciate the absurdity of everyday life, the joy of friendship, and the occasional tickle of the funny bone.
Download or read book The Drama written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Adventures of Harlequin by : William Glennon
Download or read book The Adventures of Harlequin written by William Glennon and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1963 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Drama Magazine ... by : Charles Hubbard Sergei
Download or read book The Drama Magazine ... written by Charles Hubbard Sergei and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis 101 Amazing Facts about Clowns by : Jack Goldstein
Download or read book 101 Amazing Facts about Clowns written by Jack Goldstein and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From ancient Egypt to the modern-day circus, the role of the clown can be traced throughout history. But how much do you really know about the profession that takes comedy very seriously? This fascinating book takes the reader on a journey through the ages, explaining how clowns such as the whiteface and auguste came to be. You'll read about history's best-loved performers such as Joseph Grimaldi, the father of modern clowning, and learn about the origin of terms used today such as the ‘clown alley’. If you want to know why blue make-up is supposed to bring bad luck, and who the literary world’s first ever killer clown was, then this is the book for you.
