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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/926093269 Title: The comedians : drunks, thieves, scoundrels, and the history of American comedy Author: Kliph Nesteroff Publisher: New York : Grove Press, [2015] ISBN/ISSN: 0802190863 9780802190864 OCLC:926093269

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The comedians : drunks, thieves, scoundrels, and the history of American comedy

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The comedians : drunks, thieves, scoundrels, and the history of American comedy

Author:	Kliph Nesteroff
Publisher:	New York : Grove Press, [2015]
Edition/Format:	eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	"Jokes change from generation to generation, but the experience of the stand-up comedian transcends the ages: the striving and struggles, the tragedy and triumph. From the Marx Brothers to Milton Berle, George Carlin to Eddie Murphy, Conan O'Brien to Louis C. K.--comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff presents a century of fascinating rebels, forgotten stars, and characters on the precipice of fame in this essnetial Read more...
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Subjects	Comedy -- History and criticism. American wit and humor -- History and criticism. Vaudeville -- History and criticism. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc
Additional Physical Format:	Print version:
Material Type:	Document, Internet resource
Document Type:	Internet Resource, Computer File
All Authors / Contributors:	Kliph Nesteroff Find more information about:
ISBN:	0802190863 9780802190864
OCLC Number:	926093269
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Contents:	Vaudeville comedians -- Radio -- Nightclubs -- Television -- Late night -- The emergence of Las Vegas -- Stand-up's great change -- Percolation in the mid-1960s -- Hippie madness at decade's end -- The first comedy clubs and the 1970s -- The stand-up comedy boom -- The 1990s -- The new mellennium.
Responsibility:	Kliph Nesteroff.
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"Jokes change from generation to generation, but the experience of the stand-up comedian transcends the ages: the striving and struggles, the tragedy and triumph. From the Marx Brothers to Milton Berle, George Carlin to Eddie Murphy, Conan O'Brien to Louis C. K.--comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff presents a century of fascinating rebels, forgotten stars, and characters on the precipice of fame in this essnetial history of American comedy."--Book jacket.

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