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American history, American television : interpreting the video past / edited by John E. O'Connor ; foreword by Erik Barnouw New York: Ungar, c1983.
Call No: 45:93 OCOAuthor: O'Connor, John E Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: UngarPubDate: c1983PhysDes: xliii, 420 p. : ill. ; 22 cmSeries: Ungar film librarySubject: HISTORY AND TV.USA ; ALLEN, ROBERT ; AMOS 'N' ANDY SHOW, THE [TV] (US, 1951-53) ; BLACKS AND TV ; BRIAN'S SONG (US, Buzz Kulik, 1971) ; BUSH [GEORGE SNR.] ON TV ; COLD WAR ON TV ; COMEDY PROGRAMMES. USA ; COMMERCIALS.TV.USA ; KENNEDY FAMILY ON TV ; MARTY (US, Delbert Mann, 1954) ; MILTON BERLE SHOW, THE (US, 1954-56) ; NEWS PROGRAMMES.USA ; NIXON [RICHARD M.] ON TV ; POLITICAL PERSONALITIES ON TV.USA ; POLITICS AND TV. USA ; ROOTS [TV] (US, 1977) ; SEE IT NOW [TV] (US, 1951-58) ; SOAP OPERAS. USA ; YOU ARE THERE [TV] (US, Sydney Lumet, 1953-55) Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 395-405ISBN: 0804426686 : $13.50; 0804466211 (pbk.) : $7.95LON: 2795583
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Australian TV : the early years : a program of full-length screenings / program notes written and researched by Graham Shirley [Sydney]: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1992.
Call No: 71(94) AUSAuthor: Shirley, Graham, 1949 CorpAuthor: Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney, N.S.W.)Place: [Sydney]Publisher: Museum of Contemporary ArtPubDate: 1992PhysDes: 44 p. : ill. ; 30 cmSubject: HISTORY OF TV. AUSTRALIA ; AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ; DRAMAS. AUSTRALIA ; COMEDY PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA ; DOCUMENTARIES. AUSTRALIA ; CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA ; GAMES SHOWS. AUSTRALIA ; MY BROTHER JACK [TV] (AT, Gil Brealey, 1965) ; PRESSURE PAK SHOW, THE [TV] (AT, 1957-1959?) ; COUNTRY STYLE [TV] (AT, 1962-?) ; IT COULD BE YOU [TV] (AT, 1969-?) ; JONAH [TV] (AT, David Cahill & Ken Hannam, 1962-63) ; MATLOCK POLICE [TV] (AT, 1971-1976) ; ADVENTURE ISLAND [TV] (AT, 1967-1973) ; MAVIS BRAMSTON SHOW [TV] (AT, 1964-1968) ; MY NAME'S MCGOOLEY, WHAT'S YOURS? [TV] (AT, 1966-1968) ; SEVEN DAYS [TV] (AT, 1964-1968) ; FOUR CORNERS [TV] (AT, 1961-) ; SAY BOW WOW [TV] (AT, Gil Brealey, 1964) ; CHEQUER-BOARD [TV] (AT, 1969-1975) ; PENTHOUSE [TV] (AT, 1961-?) Notes: "... accompanies the exhibition TV Times : 35 years of watching television in Australia' - Pref; At head of title: TV Times; Available from Museum of Contemporary Art, 132 George St, Sydney NSW 2000; Includes bibliographiesISBN: 1875632077 : price unknownLON: abn92040814; 8713155
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Australian TV : the first 25 years / edited by Peter Beilby ; assistant editor: John Tittensor, research: Ross Lansell, picture research: Keith Robertson Melbourne, Vic.: Thomas Nelson Australia, 1981.
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Boom-boom! / Rob Johnson & David Smiedt Rydalmere, N.S.W.: Hodder Headline Australia, 1999.
Call No: 732(94) JOHAuthor: Johnson, Rob, 1969 ; Smiedt, David Place: Rydalmere, N.S.W.Publisher: Hodder Headline AustraliaPubDate: 1999PhysDes: viii, 376 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cmSubject: COMEDIES. AUSTRALIA ; COMEDY PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA ; COMEDIENNES. AUSTRALIA ; ADAMS, PHILLIP ; GLEISNER, TOM ; MCDERMOTT, PAUL ; O'DONOGHUE, RORY ; BAILEY, BERT ; BOND, GRAHAME ; BOURNE, SHANE ; BROWN, NOELINE ; CILAURO, SANTO ; CHATER, GORDON ; CREYTON, BARRY ; DENTON, ANDREW ; FAHEY, MARYANNE ; FERGUSON, TIM ; GILLIES, MAX ; GRILLS, LUCKY ; GYNGELL, KIM ; HALL, KEN G. ; HARMER, WENDY ; HOGAN, PAUL ; HUMPHRIES, BARRY ; KENNEDY, GRAHAM ; LAMOND, TONI ; MCDONALD, GARRY ; QUANTOCK, ROD ; RAYE, CAROL ; REILLY, GARY ; SITCH, ROB ; SORRENTI, VINCE ; SZUBANSKI, MAGDA ; ADVENTURES OF BARRY MCKENZIE, THE (AT, Bruce Beresford, 1972) ; BIG GIG, THE [TV] (AT, Ted Robinson, 1989) ; FRONTLINE [TV] (AT, 1994- ) ; MAVIS BRAMSTON SHOW [TV] (AT, 1964-1968) ; IN MELBOURNE TONIGHT [TV] (AT, 1957-?, 1997-) ; AUNTY JACK SHOW, THE [TV] (AT, 1972-?) ; COMEDY COMPANY, THE [TV] (AT, 1988-1990) ; D-GENERATION [TV] (AT, 1986-?) ; FAST FORWARD [TV] (AT, 1988-1989?) Notes: Includes index; "An Allison Pressley book."ISBN: 0733609384 : $24.95LON: 14529909
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The chaser annual / by Charles Firth, et al. Melbourne, Vic.: Text Publishing, 2001.
Call No: 79CHA FIRAuthor: Firth, Charles ; Knight, Dominic ; Morrow, Julian ; Reucassel, Craig ; Taylor, Chris Source: ATPlace: Melbourne, Vic.Publisher: Text PublishingPubDate: 2001PhysDes: 103 p. : ill. ; 28 cmSubject: COMEDIES ; COMEDIES. AUSTRALIA ; COMEDY PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA ; COMEDY PROGRAMMES ; COMEDY TV. AUSTRALIA ; COMEDY TV.AUSTRALIA ; CHASER'S WAR ON EVERYTHING, THE [TV] (AT, Mark FitzGerald, Bradley Howard, Craig Melville, 2006) ; CHASER, THE [TV], (AT, 2001-) Notes: Vols. for 2007- cataloged as a serial in LCISBN: 1877008060Contents: -- mandatory joke about John Hopoate -- series of lame fat gags dressed up as satirical piece on Kim Beazley -- weak patch where nothing really happens -- really obvious cheap shot at some dead celebrity -- slightly boring piece about US-Sino relations -- predictable joke about Big Brother -- contrived reference to obscure government agency, to indicate we follow politics -- predictable joke about Big Brother (rerprise) --
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The cheeky monkey : writing narrative comedy / Tim Ferguson Strawberry Hills, NSW: Currency Press, 2010.
Call No: 224:732 FERAuthor: Ferguson, Tim Source: AUPlace: Strawberry Hills, NSWPublisher: Currency PressPubDate: 2010PhysDes: 217 pages ; 23 cmSubject: CHARACTERS ON TV ; COMEDY PROGRAMMES ; COMEDY TV. AUSTRALIA ; HUMOUR ON TV ; SCRIPTS ; SCRIPTWRITING ; SCRIPTWRITING. AUSTRALIA ; SCRIPTWRITING FOR TV ; SITUATION COMEDY ; FERGUSON, TIM Summary: "From one of Australia's most successful comedians comes 'The Cheeky Monkey', a practitioner's guide to the art of comedy writing. Both insightful and practical, 'The Cheeky Monkey' explains the principles of sitcom writing and guides the reader in how to apply them. Seeded with exercises to aid the developing comedy writer, this book will help you to: write jokes; create funny stories; build comic characters; develop a sitcom; sell your sitcom to producers and TV networks. It's comedy writing made simple. Well, simpler. Many of Tim Ferguson's techniques can also be applied to film, stage, stand-up or indeed any form of comedy. You'll make 'em laugh before you know it." - BOOK BLURBNotes: Includes writing exercises with sample answers included in the appendixISBN: 9780868198613Contents: -- introduction: the purpose and function of humour -- gag principles -- gag categories -- designing a sitcom -- designing ongoing characters -- creating an episode -- humour and story -- selling a sitcom -- conclusion -- appendix --
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Comedy with a rock star buzz in Weekend Australian [Review] (04/06/2016) p.26
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A fine drop of comedy in Sydney Morning Herald [TV Guide] (15/06/2015) p.1
Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; COMEDY PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIAAuthor: Kalina, Paul PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: COMEDY PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA Summary: A report about thenew web-to-TV series Plonk
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First watch : a leg-up for new stand -up in Weekend Australian [Review] (16/07/2016) p.28
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From dunny rave to Kath & Kim in Lumina (Summer 2010) iss.2 p.201-212
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Funny business in Weekend Australian [Review] (21/03/2015) p.23
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The games / John Clarke and Ross Stevenson Sydney: ABC Books, 1999.
Call No: 79GAM CLAAuthor: Clarke, John ; Stevenson, Ross CorpAuthor: ABCSource: AustraliaPlace: SydneyPublisher: ABC BooksPubDate: 1999PhysDes: 232 p. : ill. ; 25cmSubject: SCRIPTS. AUSTRALIA ; SPORTS ; SATIRE ON TV. AUSTRALIA. ; COMEDY PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA ; COMEDY TV.AUSTRALIA ; DOCUMENTARY-STYLE PROGRAMS. AUSTRALIA ; SYDNEY ; SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPIC GAMES ; OLYMPICS ; JOHN CLARKE ; GINA RILEY ; BRYAN DAWE ; ABC TV Summary: Scripts for the 1998-2000 ABC television series, 'The Games', written by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson, starring John Clarke, Gina Riley and Bryan Dawe. 'The Games' is a mock-documentary (or 'mockumentary') about the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG). Episodes include: 'The Press Conference', 'Funding', 'Robbo and the 100 Metres', 'Past Sports Stars and Gender', 'Interlude', 'Dead Man', 'J'Accuse', 'A Management Course', 'A Conflict of Interest', and 'Transport'.ISBN: 073330799X
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Hey hey it's Saturday : volume III Elwood, Vic.: Bridgewater Books, 1988.
Call No: 79 HEY HEYSource: ATPlace: Elwood, Vic.Publisher: Bridgewater BooksPubDate: 1988PhysDes: 96 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmSubject: COMEDY PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA ; LIGHT ENTERTAINMENT. AUSTRALIA ; TELEVISION. AUSTRALIA ; HEY HEY ITS SATURDAY [TV] (AT, 1971-1999) ; SOMERS, DARYL ; SYMONS, RED Summary: "In this fast world we live in, televisions shows come and go. Hey Hey It's Saturday is just taking a little longer than most. So, in time to come, you can be assured that, in this book, you have purchased a rare memento of unparalleled trivia that, like an old bottle of wine (and some of our crew), should be laid down and completely forgotten." - FOREWORDNotes: Dedicated to the late Ricky MayISBN: 0864362056
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How to keep the comedy bubbling all year round : When the comedy festival lights go down, performers have to get creative showcasing their wares in Sunday Age [Melbourne Magazine] (27/9/15) p.1
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The logic of the absurd : on film and television comedy / Jerry Palmer London: British Film Institute, 1987.
Call No: 732 PALAuthor: Palmer, Jerry Source: UKPlace: LondonPublisher: British Film InstitutePubDate: 1987PhysDes: 232 p. : ill. ; 23 cmSubject: COMEDIES ; COMEDY PROGRAMMES ; HUMOUR IN FILMS ; HUMOUR ON TV ; PHILOSOPHY AND THE CINEMA ; FAWLTY TOWERS [TV] (UK, 1975; 1979) Summary: "What is comedy? We all know what entertains us and makes us laugh, but rarely stop to ask why. To answer this question, Jerry Palmer looks at examples culled from a variety of comic forms, ranging from Bob Hope to Laurel and Hardy slapstick to Dr Strangelove to Fawlty Towers, and examines how their humour works."--BOOK BLURBNotes: Includes bibliographical references and indexISBN: 085170204X; 0851702058 (pbk.)LON: 5413120Donation: Donated by Mike Counihan
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On working in a Darwinian slum of your own making in Lumina (Summer 2010) iss.2 p.226-235
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Politics and the American television comedy : a critical survey from "I Love Lucy" through " South Park" / Doyle Greene Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & co, c2008.
Call No: 732 GREAuthor: Greene, Doyle Source: USPlace: Jefferson, North CarolinaPublisher: McFarland & coPubDate: c2008PhysDes: ix, 265 p. : ill. ; 23 cmSubject: COMEDY PROGRAMMES. USA ; POLITICS AND TV ; I LOVE LUCY [TV] (US, 1951-57) ; SOUTH PARK [TV] (US, 1997-) Summary: This work examines the unique and ever changing relationship between politics and comedy through an analysis of several popular American tv programs. [Provided by the publisher.]Notes: Bibliography: p. 249-253; Includes indexISBN: 9780786432356Donation: Donated by Senses Of Cinema, 2009
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Television humour and the Australian Rules Football in Metro Education iss.11 p.22-24
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That's Anarchy / Chrissie Macdonald Hartwell, Vic: Sid Harta Publishers, 2002.
Call No: 759.3(41) MACAuthor: Macdonald, Chrissie Source: ATPlace: Hartwell, VicPublisher: Sid Harta PublishersPubDate: 2002PhysDes: ix, 297 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cmSubject: COMEDY PROGRAMMES. UK ; HUMOUR ON TV ; RICHARDSON, PETER ; MAYALL, RIK ; PLANER, NIGEL ; SAUNDERS, JENNIFER ; FRENCH, DAWN ; ALLEN, KEITH ; COLTRANE, ROBBIE ; EDMONDSON, ADRIAN ; PEACOCK, DANIEL ; YOUNG ONES, THE [TV] (UK, 1982-84) ; COMIC STRIP PRESENTS..., THE [TV] (UK, 1982-) ; RED DWARF [TV] (UK, 1988-93, 97) ; FILTHY RICH AND CATFLAP [TV] (UK, 1987) ; BOTTOM [TV] (UK, 1991-) ; SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE [TV] (US, 1975-) ; BIG GIG, THE [TV] (AT, Ted Robinson, 1989) ; ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS [TV] (UK, 1992 - 1996) ; HAPPY FAMILIES [TV] (UK, 1992) ; FRENCH AND SAUNDERS [TV] (UK, 1987-) ; VICAR OF DIBLEY, THE [TV] (UK, 1994) ; BLACKADDER [TV] (UK, 1983) Summary: Some called it “alternative comedy”. Others called it “the new rock ‘n’ roll”. Whatever it was, it spawned “The Young Ones”. Comedy changed on the 9th November 1982 when Rick, Vyvyan, Neil and Mike infiltrated the safe world of the television sitcom. They farted, swore, hit each other and shouted a lot and comedy hasn’t been the same since. They weren’t nice; they were NASTY! This is the story of the conception and birth of “The Young Ones”, their ancestors, their playmates and, eventually, their offspring. [Taken from back cover]Notes: Cover subtitle: The story of a revolution in the world of TV comedy.
Includes index.
Includes some short biographies of British comedians, producers and writers: p. 259-281.
Bibliography: p. 283-4.ISBN: 1877059242Language: English
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Turning on, turning off : Australian television in the eighties / Sandra Hall North Ryde, N.S.W.: Cassell Australia, 1981.
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What is Comedy Showroom? in The Age [Green Guide] (21/04/2016) p.9
Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPNGS FILE; COMEDY PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIAAuthor: - PhysDes: Clippings File ArticleSubject: AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ; COMEDY PROGRAMMES. AUSTRALIA ; SCREEN AUSTRALIA Summary: Snippets on the six pilot shows funded by the ABC and Screen Australia which are being voted on to see which will be a fully funded series. The shows are: INTERNATIONAL STUDENT, THE LEGEND OF GAVIN TANNER, THE FUTURE IS EXPENSIVE, BLEAK, MOONMAN, THE LETDOWN
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Writing comedy for television / Brian Cooke London: Methuen, 1983.
Call No: 224(41) COOAuthor: Cooke, Brian Source: UKPlace: LondonPublisher: MethuenPubDate: 1983PhysDes: 157 p. ; 22 cmSubject: SCRIPTWRITING FOR TV ; COMEDY PROGRAMMES. UK Summary: A step by step manual about how to write comedy for televisionNotes: Television programmes: Comedies. Scripts. Composition. - Manuals (BNB/ PRECIS)
Bibliography: p156-157ISBN: 0413518302Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006
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