Here is the long awaited press release for Gwenno Dafydd’s Stand Up and Sock it to Them Sister.
Gwenno Dafydd, professional broadcaster, singer, actress and leadership coach, writes the ultimate canon of female stand-up comics.
‘Funny is funny’, as Joan Rivers said, regardless of gender—and with Stand Up and Sock it to them Sister, Gwenno Dafydd has finally managed to upend the old stereotype that women lack humour. She has tirelessly interviewed eighty four people working professionally in the comedy industry including numerous funny feisty females of all ages and backgrounds who share their success stories about their love affair with comedy and the challenges they faced and overcame in the male-dominated, aggressively competitive world of stand-up comedy.
A product of 20 years of research, Stand Up and Sock it to them Sister, an empowering story with resonance for every woman who wants to make it in a man’s world, was long overdue. Through thorough research with plenty of laughs interspersed, Dafydd looks at the genesis of female comedy from the time of music hall and supper clubs in Victorian London through to the excitement and challenge of the international world of comedy today. Featuring a unique section of Tips for the Top and interviews with over sixty-five comics working world-wide, from the pioneering Joan Rivers, Jo Brand, Jenny Eclair, and Helen Lederer, to relative newcomers such as Nina Conti, Shazia Mirzah, and Amy Schumer, Stand Up and Sock it to them Sister offers a practical guide and invaluable advice on the practice and challenges of being a stand-up comedian and how to make it in the world of comedy. Stand Up & Sock It to Them Sister is an inspiring and unique read for everybody who is interested in reading about their favourite stand-up comedians and learning about the history of women and comedy. According to Roy Hudd, ‘It was about time that a book of this nature was written and female performers given the recognition that they deserve. These amazing Role Models from the last hundred and fifty years or so that Gwenno has compiled can only inspire future generations of funny women. She has done a great job.’
The book will be launched at Edinburgh Fringe Festival on 17 August 2016.
Publication date 1 August 2016
Paperback £11.99
978 1 910901 55 7
Gwenno Dafydd lives and works in Cardiff as a Leadership and Public Speaking Coach. She is a Feminist and Human Rights Advocate and activist. A professional performer and broadcaster since 1980, she has contributed to Parthian Books in One Woman, One Voice. For further information or to contact Gwenno, please contact the Parthian Marketing Office:
426 Grove Extension, Swansea University, Singleton Park, SA2 8PP
tel: 01792 606 605
email: maria.zygog@gmail.com
http://www.parthianbooks.com
Or find more about Gwenno on her website: http://www.gwennodafydd.co.uk.
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