{"product_id":"the-girl-in-the-show-anna-fields-9781510718364","title":"The Girl in the Show: Three Generations of Comedy, Culture, and Feminism","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Amy Schumer--and every other \"funny woman\"--comes a candid feminist comedy manifesto exploring the sisterhood between women's comedy and women's liberation.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I'm not funny at all. What I am is brave.\" --Lucille Ball \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom female pop culture powerhouses dominating the entertainment landscape to memoirs from today's most vocal feminist comediennes shooting up the bestseller lists, women in comedy have never been more influential. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarking this cultural shift, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Show\u003c\/i\u003e provides an in-depth exploration of how comedy and feminism have grown hand in hand to give women a stronger voice in the ongoing fight for equality. From \u003ci\u003eI Love Lucy\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eSNL\u003c\/i\u003e to today's rising cable and web-series stars, Anna Fields' entertaining retrospective combines amusing and honest personal narratives with the historical, political, and cultural contexts of the feminist movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith interview subjects like Abbi Jacobson, Molly Shannon, Mo Collins, and Lizz Winstead among others--as well as actresses, stand-up comics, writers, producers, and female comedy troupes--Fields shares true stories of wit and heroism from some of our most treasured (and under-represented) artists. At its heart, \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Show\u003c\/i\u003e captures the urgency of our continued struggle towards equality, allowing the reader to both revel in--and rebel against--our collective ideas of \"women's comedy.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anna Fields\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510718362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510718364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017 pg. 14","brand":"Anna Fields","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43935431590143,"sku":"9781510718364","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_eec46ff2-dbdb-4604-aca2-f11a321c6d85.jpg?v=1681419759","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-girl-in-the-show-anna-fields-9781510718364","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}