Yabbing and wording : the artistry of Nigerian stand-up comedy /
Yabbing and Wording: The artistry of Nigerian stand-up comedy is a long-overdue academic interrogation of the novel stand-up practice in Nigeria as performance. 'Yabbing' comes from the Nigerian Pidgin English verb, 'yab', which means a satirical jibe thrown at individuals, group...
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Makhanda, South Africa :
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover -- Dedication -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- List of figures -- Preamble -- 1. Origins and influences -- Pre-colonial joke performance genres -- Television and radio comedy -- The decline of theatre -- Professional stand-up comedy -- Notes -- 2. People and personae -- Categories of Nigerian stand-up artists -- Female humourists in Nigerian stand-up -- Comedians of Nigerian stand-up -- Notes -- 3. Techniques and devices -- The art of yabbing and wording -- Embodied devices -- Structural devices -- Notes -- 4. Offence, taboos and themes | |
| 505 | 8 | |a The social impact of Nigerian stand-up -- Themes -- Notes -- 5. Language and accent -- Language -- Accent -- Notes -- 6. Audiences, venues and events -- Audiences -- Venues -- Costumes -- Distribution -- Notes -- 7. Diaspora performances -- African outposts -- Global outlook -- Local comedians, diaspora audiences -- Notes -- 8. Eyes on the future -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back cover | |
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