Μstand up comedy may have taken a long time to establish itself as a theatrical genre in our country, but in recent years it counts more and more fanatical fans. Sold out solo and mixed performances, festivals, broadcasts on YouTube and podcasts prove that stand up comedy has found its place among the other theatrical genres and promises to give us infinite moments of laughter.
The Stand up comedy in Greece is the first book about stand-up comedy and its protagonists. On its pages you will find the elements that connect stand up comedy with previous types of theater, the biographies of the main representatives of the stage, analyzes of their stage presence and famous jokes. It is a book that is not only addressed to theater scholars, but also to anyone who is interested in doing stand up comedy or just loves comedy. In the difficult times we are going through, laughter is great medicine and comedians are the heroes who generously provide it to us.
Georgia Kokota -
An original study of stand up comedy, from its beginnings in Greece, its influences and evolution to the present day. We learn about the Greek comedians of the genre and the special characteristics of each one. A study that is a pleasure to read and introduces us to the history of this particular comic scene in an understandable and simple way.