Beyond a joke : parody in English film and television comedy / by Archer, Neil, 1971-

Table of Contents: “…Hollywood: the roots and routes of British parody on screen -- Silly, really: parody, genre and realism in Monty Python's The Holy Grail and Life of Brian -- History and hysteria: The Charge of the Light Brigade, Royal Flash and Ripping Yarns -- "The shit just got real:" negotiating Hollywood in The Strike, Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz -- From distance to difference: parody, participation and the cultural canon -- Where no joke has gone before: parody as science fiction in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Paul and Moon -- Epilogue: James bond, runner beans and jumping queens.…”
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