| Edition |
First Picador edition. |
| Description |
xxviii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"A Sarah Crichton book." |
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"With a new introduction by the author"--Cover. |
| Contents |
1. Mothers of invention : headlining Phyllis Diller, Anne Meara, Barbara Harris, Joan Rivers, Elaine May, Louise Lasser, and more -- 2. Lily of the underground : headlining Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler, Richard Pryor, and more -- 3. Prime time : headlining Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Burnett, Marlo Thomas, Bea Arthur, Valerie Harper, and more -- In the spot: Carol Burnett -- 4. Saturday Night Live : the boys' club : headlining Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, and more -- 5. I am woman : headlining Whoopi Goldberg, Elayne Boosler, Robin Williams, Carol Leifer, Sandra Bernhard, Suzanne Somers, and more -- In the spot: Merrill Markoe -- 6. The boom years : headlining Roseanne, Joy Behar, Ellen DeGeneres, Paula Poundstone, Rita Rudner, and more -- In the spot: Ellen DeGeneres -- 7. Janeane Garofalo and friends : headlining Janeane Garofalo, Kathy Griffin, Margaret Cho, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Laura Kightlinger, and more -- 8. Saturday Night Live: the girls' club : headlining Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, and mopre -- 9. Comic rising : headlining Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Handler, Kristen Schaal, Ellie Kemper, Aubrey Plaza, and more. |
| Summary |
From live comedy to television to the bestseller lists, women rule the comedy industry and, as this fascinating oral history shows, they have fought long and hard to make their way to the top. In this book the author assembles America's most prominent comediannes along with the writers, producers, and nightclub owners in their orbit to piece together the rise of women in American comedy. Beginning with the emergence of Joan Rivers and Phyllis Diller in the fifties, and moving forward to the edgy intelligence of Elaine May and Lily Tomlin and the tough ass stand ups who would take SNL by storm, Kohen chronicles the false starts, backslides, and triumphs of female comedians. |
| Subject |
Stand-up comedy -- United States.
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Women comedians -- United States -- Biography.
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Women comedians -- United States -- Interviews.
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Stand-up comedy. (OCoLC)fst01131440
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Women comedians. (OCoLC)fst01177507
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Interviews. (OCoLC)fst01423832
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Biographies.
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Interviews.
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| Other Editions: |
Reproduction of (manifestation): Kohen, Yael, 1980- We killed. New York : Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012 (DLC) 2012018565 |
| ISBN |
9781250037787 (pbk.) |
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1250037786 (pbk.) |
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0374287236 |
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9780374287238 |
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