Mixed nuts : America's love affair with comedy teams : from Burns and Allen to Belushi and Aykroyd /
Epstein, Lawrence J.(Lawrence Jeffrey)
New York : PublicAffairs,
c2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-292) and index.
Musty theaters and asbestos curtains : the rise of Burns and Allen -- Wild gags and murdered English : the birth of comedy teams -- An explosion of stars : the first classic comedy teams -- "In this country we're only permitted one husband" : comedy teams on radio -- Comedy comes to the big screen : Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy -- "I shot an elephant in my pajamas" : the Marx Brothers -- Anarchy let loose : other comedy teams of the 1930s -- "Who's on first" : Abbott and Costello meet the 1940s -- The road to temporary teams : Hope and Crosby -- Loco boys make good : the Three Stooges -- "The playboy and the putz" : Martin and Lewis -- "Helloooo, Ball" : comedy teams of the 1950s -- "Mom always liked you best" : comedy teams of the 1960s --Vanishing stars : final acts and the death of comedy teams -- The stars return : the unexpected afterlife and enduring legacy of comedy teams.
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