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Title What do you call an Indian woman who's funny? / directed by Gurinder Chadha ; produced by Gurinder Chadha
Published San Francisco, CA : Center for Asian American Media, 1994

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Description 1 online resource (20 minutes)
Summary What do you call an Indian woman who's funny in 20th Century Britain? A British performer? A Black comedienne? An enigma? This humorous and comedic documentary, brings the laughs and dreams of four Indian women cabaret performers while posing the questions: What is comedy and who defines it? Is it culturally specific, or can anyone enjoy the joke? Who makes it into the mainstream and why? Does comedy always have to come from a white perspective in Britain to be taken seriously? What -- ultimately, do you call a funny Indian woman?
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed August 30, 2021)
In English
Subject Comedians -- Great Britain
Women comedians -- Great Britain
Comedy -- Philosophy
Comedy -- Social aspects
Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.) -- Great Britain
East Indians -- Great Britain -- Ethnic identity
East Indians -- Cultural assimilation -- Great Britain
Comedians.
Comedy -- Social aspects.
East Indians -- Cultural assimilation.
East Indians -- Ethnic identity.
Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)
Women comedians.
Great Britain.
Genre/Form Documentary films.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Form Streaming video
Author Chadha, Gurinder, director, producer
Center for Asian American Media, publisher.