{"product_id":"9781408148860","title":"Stand Up: On Being a Comedian","description":"Stand-Up! is the first book to both analyse the background of stand-up comedy and take us inside the world of being a solo comedian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOliver Double writes a lively history of the traditions of British stand-up comedy - from its roots in music hall and variety to today's club and alternative comedy scene - and also engages in a serious exploration of what it is like to be a comedian onstage in front of a sometimes adoring and sometimes hostile audience. He looks critically at the work of such stand-up stars as Frankie Howerd, Les Dawson, Billy Connolly, Victoria Wood, Ben Elton and Eddie Izzard. And he looks at himself as a performer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121783947504,"sku":"9781408148860","price":10.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408148860_p0.jpg?v=1763718679","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408148860","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}