The Penguin book of comedy sketches

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The Penguin book of comedy sketches

edited by Frank Muir and Simon Brett

(Penguin books)

Penguin, 1992

Rev. ed

Other Title

Frank Muir presents the book of comedy sketches

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First published by Elm Tree Books in 1982 under the title: Frank Muir presents the book of comedy sketches

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Frank Muir, one of Britain's most prolific comic writers, introduces his own selection of the best of 80 years of comic sketches. These are taken from the earliest music hall tradition before World War I, when the comedy sketch was an integral part of light entertainment, through its development for radio with shows such as "Take it From Here", to television, where it produced a wealth of writers. Thus, old-timers such as Robb Wilton and Harry Tate rub shoulders with the likes of Victoria Wood, Rowan Atkinson and John Cleese. This revised edition contains approximately 30% revised material including sketches previously unpublished and a new introduction by Frank Muir.

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  • NCID
    BA18995191
  • ISBN
    • 0140157328
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    297 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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