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

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

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Author / Creator:	Nesteroff, Kliph, author.
Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York : Grove Press, [2015]
Description:	xvii, 425 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Stand-up comedy -- United States -- History. Comedians -- United States -- Biography. Comedy -- History and criticism. American wit and humor -- History and criticism. Vaudeville -- United states -- History. American wit and humor. Comedians. Comedy. Stand-up comedy. Vaudeville. United States. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10386378

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ISBN:	9780802123985 0802123988 9780802190864 0802190863
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-393) and index.
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 history of American comedy."--Book jacket.

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