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

"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 Nest...

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Main Author: Nesteroff, Kliph, (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Grove Press, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects and Genres:
Comedy > History and criticism.
American wit and humor > History and criticism.
Vaudeville > History and criticism.
Stand-up comedy > United States > History and criticism.
Comedians > United States.
Comédie > Histoire et critique.
Humour américain > Histoire et critique.
Vaudeville > Histoire et critique.
Monologue comique > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Comiques > États-Unis.
HISTORY / Social History.
American wit and humor.
Comedians.
Comedy.
Stand-up comedy.
Vaudeville.
United States.
Narrative non-fiction.
Stand-up comedy routines.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Monologues comiques.
NonFiction.
Arts.
Historical.
Sociological.
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Call Number: PN 1969 .C65 N47 2015
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