p'This is the kind of book that troubles grey-suited committees of academic peers. It's too enjoyable. But that, given its subject, is just what it ought to be, and it treats that subject seriously . . . There isn't a dull page anywhere in the book.' - Professor Peter Thomson, iStudies in Theatre and Performancei pComedy is changing stand-up comedians routinely sell out stadia, their audience-figures swollen by panel-show appearances and much-followed Twitter feeds. Meanwhile, the smaller clubs are filling up, with audiences as well as aspirants. How can we make sense of it all This new edition of iGetting the Jokei gives an insider's look at the spectrum of modern comedy, re-examining the world of stand-up in the internet age. pDrawing on his acclaimed first edition, Oliver Double focuses in greater detail on the US scene and its comedians such as David Cross, Sarah Silverman, Louis CK, Demetri Martin and Margaret Cho the 'DIY' comedy circuit and its celebrated apostles and visionarie