Lecturer in Film Studies, Keele University
I specialize in late twentieth- and twenty-first century film aesthetics and the history of film industries, with a particular focus on popular European cinemas (especially British cinema), Hollywood cinema, and the relationship between globalization and film. I am especially interested in the practices and aesthetics of parody, the road movie and science fiction. My latest book, Beyond a Joke: Parody in English Film and Television Comedy, is published by I.B. Tauris.
Brexit, comedy and 'Britishness' – what to do when parody becomes real
Jan 05, 2017 13:30 pm UTC| Entertainment Politics
If as it is said comedy is tragedy plus the benefit of time, sometimes time allows things to come full circle. When in 1999 Edward and Tubbs, characters from the BBCs The League of Gentlemen, declared their Royston Vasey...
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