Great, Silly Grin : The British Satire Boom of The 1960s

The British satire boomÓ of the early 1960s created a motherlode of styles, material, & formats for generations of bright comedians & social critics in America as well as in Britain, & set the standard for clever humor that still determines our tastes in comedy today. Carpenter's history of this tumultuous & exciting era introduces us not only to the people involved in its creation -- people like Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Michael Frayn, Jonathan Miller, Alan Bennett, & David Frost -- but also to the routines & sketches of Britain's comedic invasionÓ These satirists were some of Britain's most affluent sons, & yet they turned their culture on its head from the inside. The first detailed, scholarly account of this peculiar episode in British cultural history.ÓCarpenter, Humphrey is the author of 'Great, Silly Grin : The British Satire Boom of The 1960s', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422350157 and ISBN 1422350150.