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		Image from Amazon.com	Comedy / Andrew Stott by Stott, Andrew Series: The new critical idiom Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2005 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN1922 S767C. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Comedy : an introduction to comedy in literature, drama, and cinema by Nelson, T.G.A Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Oxford : Oxford Univ. Press, 1990 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN1922 N447C. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Comedy meaning and form by Corrigan, Robert Willoughby Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Harper & Row, 1981 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN1922 C677C 1981. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Four English comedies of the 17th and 18th centuries by Morrell, J.M., ed Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: London : Penguin, 1985 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PR1248 F687. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Popular film and television comedy by Neale, Steve Krutnik, Frank Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: London : Routledge, 1990 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN1995.9 .C55 N42P. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Readings on the comedies by Swisher, Clarice, ed Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, 1997 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PR2981 R422. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Successful stand-up comedy : advice from a comedy writer by Perret, Gene Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Hollywood, Calif. : Samuel French, 1994 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN1969 .C65 P477S. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Aristophanes : peace by Olson, S. Douglas, ed Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1998 Other title: Peace Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PA3877 .P2 1998 A747A. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Truth in comedy : the manual of improvisation by Halpern, Charna Close, Del Johnson, Kim "Howard" Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Colorado Springs, Colo. : Meriwether, 1993 Availability: No items available. Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Why is John Lennon wearing a skirt and other stand-up theatre plays by Dowie, Claire Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: London : Methuen Drama, 1996 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PR1248 D684W. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Comedy/cinema/theory by Horton, Andrew, ed Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Berkeley, Calif. : Univ. of California Press, 1991 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN1995.9 .C55 C653. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			A decade of new comedy : plays from the humana festival : volume one by Dixon, Michael Bigelow, ed Volansky, Michele, ed Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Portsmouth, N.H : Heinemann, 1996 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (2)Call number: PS627 .C65 D422, ... Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Acting with Shakespeare : three comedies by Suzman, Janet Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Applause, 1996 Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Hollywood comedians, the film reader / edited by Frank Krutnik by Krutnik, Frank [ed.] Series: In focus--Routledge film readers Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: London : Routledge, 2003 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN1995.9 .C55 H644. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			One-act comedies of Moliere by Moliere Bermel, Albert, tr Edition: 3rd ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: New York, N.Y : Applause Theatre Books, 1992 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PQ1825 .E5 M644O 1992. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	English stage comedy, 1490-1990 [electronic resource] : five centuries of a genre / Alexander Leggatt by Leggatt, Alexander Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: London : Routledge, 2002 Online resources: Electronic Resources Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Writing the comedy film : make 'em laugh / Stuart Voytilla, Scott Petri by Voytilla, Stuart, 1959- Petri, Scott Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Studio City, Calif. : Michael Wiese Productions, c2003 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN1995.9 .C55 V697W. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	The Cambridge introduction to comedy / Eric Weitz by Weitz, Eric Series: Cambridge introductions to literature Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2009 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN1922 W447C. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Writing the romantic comedy : from "cute meet" to "joyous defeat" : how to write screenplays that sell / Billy Mernit by Mernit, Billy Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: New York, N.Y. : HarperResourec, c2000 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN1996 M476W. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			The school for husbands and sganarelle, or the imaginary cuckold by Moliere Wilbur, Richard, tr Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt Brace, 1994 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PQ1825 .E5 M644S. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)