Gwenno Dafydd, professional broadcaster, singer, actress and leadership coach, writes the ultimate canon of female stand-up comics.

‘Funny is f u nny’ , as Joan Rivers said , regardless of gender—and with Stand Up and Sock it to t hem 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 t hem Sister , an empowering story with resonance for every woman who wants to make it in a ny 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 challen ges of being a stand-up comic and how to make it in the w orld of comedy. Stand Up & Sock It to Them Sister is a n inspiring and unique read for everybody who is interested in reading about th eir favourite stand-up comics and learning about the history of women and comedy. According to Roy Hudd , Author and world expert on the British Music Hall ‘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 o n 17 August 2016.

Publication date 1 August 2016

Paperback £11.99

978 1 910901 55 7

Find more abou t Gwenno on her website : www.gwennodafydd.co.uk .

Mae’r ddarlledwraig gantores actores ac annogydd arweinyddiaeth broffesiyniol Gwenno Dafydd wedi ysgrifennu casgliad di-guro o ferched sy’n creu comedi ‘dal dy dir', fel mae hi yn ei alw . ( stand-up )

‘ Digri yw Digri ’ fel wedodd Joan Rivers, s’dim ots beth yw r h yw y person sy’n creu y comedi a gyda Stand Up and Sock it to t hem Sister , mae Gwenno Dafydd wedi llwyddo unwaith ac am byth i chwalu’r myth wirion fod me rched ddim yn ddigri . Mae hi wedi cyfweld wyth deg pedwar o bobl sydd yn gweithio yn broffesiynol yn y diwidiant comedi , gan gynnwys nifer helaeth o ‘ Difas D igri a Genod G wirion ’ ( Enw trafodaeth ddiweddar Tafwyl gyda Jon Gower a m y llyfr ) o bob oedran a chefndiroedd sydd yn rhannu eu storiau o lwyddiant am eu carwriaethau gyda comedi a’r her barhaol sydd yn eu wynebu . Mae hi’n dangos sut mae nhw wedi llw y ddo i oresgyn y rhwystrau yn y byd yma sydd wedi ei boblogi yn hanesyddol gan ddynion – byd treisgar , cystadleuol a heriol – byd comedi ‘ dal dy dir ’ .

Bu Stand Up and Sock it to t hem Sister yn lafur cariad 20 mlynedd o waith ymchwil dwys a c mae ’ n llawn o storiau sy’n adleisio’n gryf iawn i unrhyw ddynes sydd eisiau creu llwyddiant mewn byd o reolau dynion . Hen bryd i’r stori au yma gael eu hadrodd . Ymysg y gwaith ymchwil gofalus mae digon o ddigrifwch a mae Gwenno Dafydd yn edrych ar gomedi me rched yn blaguro o gyfnod y ‘music halls’ a clwbiau swper yn Llundain hyd nes y dyddiau presennol a’r cyffro a’r her o’r byd comedi rhyngwladol . Gan gynnwys pennod arbennig o ‘ Ganllawiau i Lwyddo ’ (Tips for the Top) a chyfweliadau gyda dros ch w e deg pump o gomics benywaidd yn gweithio ar hyd y byd , o’r arloesol Joan Rivers, Jo Brand, Jenny Eclair a Helen Lederer , i gomics fwy diweddar megis Nina Conti, Shazia Mirzah , a’r anhygoel Amy Schumer( Trainwreck ) mae Stand Up and Sock it to them Sister yn cynnig canllawiau ymarferol a chyngor amhrisiadwy ar yr arfer a’r sialensau o fod yn gomic ‘ dal dy dir ’ a sut i lwyddo yn y byd comedi . Mae Stand Up & Sock It to Them Sister yn lyfr unigryw , llawn ysbrydoliaeth ar gyfer unrhywun sydd a diddordeb mewn darllen am eu hoff gomics benywaidd a dysgu mwy am hanes me rched mewn comedi . Yn ol Roy Hudd , ( Arbenigwr ac Awdur fyd eang ar Music Hall Prydeinig ) mae’n dweud , ‘ R’oedd hi’n hen bryd i lyfr fel hwn gael ei ysgrifennu ac i berfformwyr benywaidd i gael y clod haeddiannol . Mae’ r Rol Fod e l au anhygoel yma o ’ r ganrif a hanner ddiwethaf a mwy mae Gwenno wedi eu casglu ond yn mynd i ysbrydoli cenedlaethau o ferched digri sydd i ddod . Mae hi wedi gneud job wych!

Caiff y llyfr ei lawnsio yng Ngwyl Ymylol Gomedi Caeredin ar y’r 17eg o Awst 2016

Diwrnod cyhoeddi 1 af o A wst 2016

Clawr med d al £11.99

978 1 910901 55 7