Comedy at the Edge

Comedy at the Edge
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 257
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ISBN-10 : 9781582346250
ISBN-13 : 1582346259
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Book Synopsis Comedy at the Edge by : Richard Zoglin

Download or read book Comedy at the Edge written by Richard Zoglin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2009-02-10 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the stand-up comedy of the 1970s, citing the contributions of celebrity comics, from George Carlin and Richard Pryor to Robin Williams and Andy Kaufman, in an account that also evaluates the roles played by such clubs as Catch a Rising Star, the Improv, and the Comedy Store.


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