{"product_id":"9781510718364","title":"The Girl in the Show: Three Generations of Comedy, Culture, and Feminism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Amy Schumer—and every other “funny woman”—comes a candid feminist comedy manifesto exploring the sisterhood between women’s comedy and women’s liberation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I’m not funny at all. What I am is brave.” —Lucille Ball\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom female pop culture powerhouses dominating the entertainment landscape to memoirs from today’s most vocal feminist comediennes shooting up the bestseller lists, women in comedy have never been more influential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarking this cultural shift, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Show\u003c\/i\u003e provides an in-depth exploration of how comedy and feminism have grown hand in hand to give women a stronger voice in the ongoing fight for equality. From \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eSNL\u003c\/i\u003e to today’s rising cable and web-series stars, Anna Fields’ entertaining retrospective combines amusing and honest personal narratives with the historical, political, and cultural contexts of the feminist movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith interview subjects like Abbi Jacobson, Molly Shannon, Mo Collins, and Lizz Winstead among others—as well as actresses, stand-up comics, writers, producers, and female comedy troupes—Fields shares true stories of wit and heroism from some of our most treasured (and under-represented) artists. At its heart, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Show\u003c\/i\u003e captures the urgency of our continued struggle towards equality, allowing the reader to both revel in—and rebel against—our collective ideas of “women’s comedy.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcade Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054671282416,"sku":"9781510718364","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781510718364_p0.jpg?v=1763722058","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781510718364","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}