The Comedians
Subtitle: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy
By: Kliph Nesteroff
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 425
ISBN-13: 9780802123985
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: History and criticism; American wit and humor; Comedians
Description: 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 essential history of American comedy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-393) and index.
Table of contents: title: Vaudeville comedians; title: Radio; title: Nightclubs; title: Television; title: Late night; title: The emergence of Las Vegas; title: Stand-up's great change; title: Percolation in the mid-1960s; title: Hippie madness at decade's end; title: The first comedy clubs and the 1970s; title: The stand-up comedy boom; title: The 1990s; title: The new mellennium.