Book review: Logi, Lorenzo (2025). Characters and Surprises in Stand-Up Comedy. Bloomsbury.
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Săftoiu, Răzvan. 2026. “Book Review: Logi, Lorenzo (2025). Characters and Surprises in Stand-Up Comedy. Bloomsbury”. The European Journal of Humour Research 14 (1): 229-33. https://europeanjournalofhumour.org/ejhr/article/view/1228.

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