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Author Maslon, Laurence.

Title Make 'em laugh : the funny business of America / Laurence Maslon ; based on the documentary film by Michael Kantor.

Publication Info. New York : Twelve, 2008.

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Location Call No. Status
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  792.23 MAS    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  792 MAS    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  792.2 M37    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  792.23 M37M    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  792.23 MA    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 383 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Note "The companion to the PBS series"--Jacket.
Bibliography Includes bibliography (pages 366-369) and index.
"Videography": page 370.
Contents Slip on a banana peel : the knockabouts -- Sock it to me? : satire and parody -- Never give a sucker an even break : smart-alecks and wiseguys -- Would ya hit a guy with glasses? : nerds, jerks, oddballs, and slackers -- Honey, I'm home! : breadwinners and homemakers -- When I'm bad, I'm better : the groundbreakers.
Summary MAKE 'EM LAUGH is more than a compendium of American comic genius; it is a window into the way comedy both reflects the world and changes it-one laugh at a time." Starting from the groundbreaking PBS series, the authors have gone deeper into the works and lives of America's great comic artists, with biographical portraits, archival materials, cultural overviews, and rare photos. Brilliantly illustrated, with insights and jokes-from comedians, writers, and producers, as well as film, radio, television, and theater historians, MAKE 'EM LAUGH is an indispensable, definitive book about comedy in America.
Subject 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.
Added Author Kantor, Michael, 1961-
Added Title Make them laugh
ISBN 9780446505314 hardback
0446505315 hardback
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