Make 'em laugh
Subtitle: the funny business of America
By: Laurence Maslon ; based on the documentary film by Michael Kantor.
Contributors: Kantor, Michael, 1961-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Twelve
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9780446505314
Subjects: Stand-up comedy -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Comedy sketches -- United States -- History -- 20th century; American wit and humor -- 20th century; Comedians -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: Make them laugh
Description: A lighthearted survey of American comedy from the past century and the achievements of its top contributors includes interviews with such figures as Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Cosby, and Ellen DeGeneres.
Notes: "The companion to the PBS series"--Jacket.

Includes bibliography (p. 366-369) and index.

"Videography": p. 370.
Table of contents: title: Slip on a banana peel : the knockabouts; title: Sock it to me? : satire and parody; title: Never give a sucker an even break : smart-alecks and wiseguys; title: Would ya hit a guy with glasses? : nerds, jerks, oddballs, and slackers; title: Honey, I'm home! : breadwinners and homemakers; title: When I'm bad, I'm better : the groundbreakers.