The comedians : drunks, thieves, scoundrels, and the history of American comedy / Kliph Nesteroff.
Record details
- ISBN: 0802123988
- ISBN: 9780802123985
- ISBN: 9780802123985
- ISBN: 0802123988
- Physical Description: xvii, 425 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Grove Press, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-393) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Vaudeville comedians -- Radio -- Nightclubs -- Television -- Late night -- The emergence of Las Vegas -- Stand-up's great change -- Percolation in the mid-1960s -- Hippie madness at decade's end -- The first comedy clubs and the 1970s -- The stand-up comedy boom -- The 1990s -- The new mellennium. Vaudeville comedians -- Radio -- Nightclubs -- Television -- Late night -- The emergence of Las Vegas -- Stand-up's great change -- Percolation in the mid-1960s -- Hippie madness at decade's end -- The first comedy clubs and the 1970s -- The stand-up comedy boom -- The 1990s -- The new mellennium. |
Summary, etc.: | "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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The Comedians : Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy
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Table of Contents
The Comedians : Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Preface | p. ix | |
Introduction | p. xiii | |
A Note on Sources | p. xix | |
Chapter 1 | Vaudeville Comedians | p. 1 |
Chapter 2 | Radio | p. 26 |
Chapter 3 | Nightclubs | p. 53 |
Chapter 4 | Television | p. 95 |
Chapter 5 | Late Night | p. 125 |
Chapter 6 | The Emergence of Las Vegas | p. 138 |
Chapter 7 | Stand-up's Great Change | p. 155 |
Chapter 8 | Percolation in the Mid-1960s | p. 202 |
Chapter 9 | Hippie Madness at Decade's End | p. 232 |
Chapter 10 | The First Comedy Clubs and the 1970s | p. 274 |
Chapter 11 | The Stand-up Comedy Boom | p. 306 |
Chapter 12 | The 1990s | p. 330 |
Chapter 13 | The New Millennium | p. 345 |
Acknowledgments | p. 359 | |
Illustration List | p. 361 | |
Notes | p. 363 | |
Index | p. 395 |