Who's On First Oral Tradition on the Popular Stage Pressures of Stock Burlesque Cast and Characters Learning the Business Running the Bits Scenarios, Scripts, and Schemas Double Entendre Flirtations Trickery Brutality Body Scenes The Appeal of Burlesque Comedy

The first full-length study of comedy on the burlesque stage, this book takes the reader inside the burlesque houses of the 1930s, looks at the role comedy played in an entertainment form known mostly for striptease, and explores how these sketch performers approached their craft.

Andrew Davis is Adjunct Assistant Professor at Otis College of Art and Design, USA.