The Last Laugh: The World of Stand-up Comics

The Last Laugh: The World of Stand-up Comics
ISBN-10
0815410964
ISBN-13
9780815410966
Series
The Last Laugh
Category
Comedians
Pages
464
Language
English
Published
2000-01-01
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Author
Phil Berger

Description

The first and only book to take readers fully into the bizarre universe of the stand-up comic, from its earliest origins in the antics of Milton Berle and Sid Caesar to today's hottest acts.

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