Why Stand-Up Matters: How Comedians Manipulate and Influence

Description

This book offers congregational leaders insight into the ways comedy can impact audiences. Author Sophie Quirk, a lecturer in drama at the University of Kent, believes that comedy plays an important role in testing ideas people can take for granted and that speakers need to be aware of its potential for harm and good. To explore these ideas, Quirk explains how and why jokes work, techniques for stand-up comedy, and how comedy can be used to influence an audience.