Stand-up documentary: An emerging narrative device in Yvonne Orji’s comedy

Stand-up documentary—the inclusion of video film footage in stand-up performances—is a growing trend in comedy specials. Gary Gulman in The Great Depresh and Whitmer Thomas in The Golden One are some of the earliest comedians to employ documentary clips in creating portraits of their real-life circu...

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Published in:	Tydskrif vir letterkunde Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 14 - 22
Main Author:	Amaefula, Rowland Chukwuemeka
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pretoria Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association 01-10-2024 Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Association, Department of Afrikaans, University of Pretoria
Subjects:	Actors America Audiences Comedians Comedies comedy Credibility Culture Documentary films Families & family life Humor Literary Reviews Literary Theory & Criticism Literature Literature, African, Australian, Canadian Literature, German, Dutch, Scandinavian Music videos Narratives Nigeria Orji, Yvonne Solo performances stand-up Stand-up comedy stand-up documentary Stereotypes Theater Yvonne Orji Nigeria United States > US stand-up documentary Nigeria Yvonne Orji comedy stand-up America
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