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Sit-down Comedy: Stand-ups Swap the Stage for the Page [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Malcolm Hardee (Editor), John Fleming (Editor)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Ebury Press; illustrated edition edition (7 Aug 2003)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0091889243
ISBN-13: 978-0091889241

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 217,383 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It's juvenile. It's sophisticated..... it's entertaining.....FOUR STARS

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This anthology is the next best thing to a comedy cabaret.....PAPERBACK OF THE WEEK

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Book for Flying!, 9 Sep 2003

By	Susanne Potter (Norwich) - See all my reviews

I don't watch comedy, and I'd never heard of this book. I was browsing in the bookshop at Gatwick, and bought it on impulse. My flight was delayed, but I soon didn't care because I was lost in the pages of this brilliant book. Every story takes you into a different world, and I spent the first day of my holiday totally absorbed in finishing it.

I've never heard of most of the comedians, so I read their stories without any preconceptions. I loved Tim Vine's, because it was so silly, but held an emotional truth. John Dowie's was brilliant because of the passion of its main character, and insight into his world.

Jim Tavare and Dave Thompson's I liked because as well as making me laugh out loud, the story had a dream logic. I read it a second time, and the symbolism worked on a deep level without needing any humour. At the end, I felt like I knew the house and the coastline where it takes place.

Dominic Holland's story was lovely, and Stewart Lee's was also full of positive energy.

I'm waiting for the second volume!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Totally Different, 16 Aug 2003

By	Martyn Sadler (Wales) - See all my reviews

Totally different to what I expected. An astonishing variety of writing styles and subjects, but not just light, humorous stuff. There's some seriously good writing in here. The cliche would be 'something for everyone' - In this case it's true.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Stay standing..., 19 Feb 2009

By	Ed O'Meara (London, UK) - See all my reviews

If you are willing to cherry pick, there are a few good stories in here, but nothing to write home about. Short stories are something that Brits can't do nearly as well as their American counterparts - where it is an artform in itself. Pick up the read, enjoy a read, and then pass it on - but don't expect any big laughs.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Maybe not for everyone
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Astonishing stuff. I'd never heard of it. I bought it just because there was an Ed Byrne story. But brilliant writing by almost all of them. Just amazing.

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