Abstract
ABSTRACTThe role self-documentation plays in stand-up comedy is unique within the performing arts. It intertwines the functions of memory, creation, translation, performance, and archive and transcends the art itself to additionally serve as a representation of self. I am engaged in an ongoing study of comedian's practices in documenting their material and set-lists which involves Practice as Research, Practice as Research in Performance, interviewing comedians of both genders from a broad spectrum of backgrounds, ages and skill levels, and organising and analysing the quantitative and qualitative data that are yielded. At this stage my findings show that while comedians utilise a range of documentation methods and practices, these methods and practices are consistently ritualised and exhibit various mnemonic and hermeneutic elements.
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