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The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy Hardcover - 2015
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- Title The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy
- Author Kliph Nesteroff
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st
- Pages 432
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Grove Press, New York
- Date 2015-11
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780802123985 / 0802123988
- Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1.7 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 4.32 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Library of Congress subjects Comedians - United States, American wit and humor - History and
- Dewey Decimal Code 792.760
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- Booklist, 11/01/2015, Page 16
- Kirkus Best Nonfiction, 12/01/2015, Page 33
- Kirkus Reviews, 07/15/2015, Page 0
- Library Journal, 07/01/2015, Page 88
- New York Times Book Review, 12/06/2015, Page 58
- Publishers Weekly, 11/09/2015, Page 0
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New York: Grove Press, 2015. Cloth, xvii, 425 pages, [16] pages of plates, illustrations, portraits; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "In The Comedians, comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff brings to life a century of American comedy with real-life characters, forgotten stars, mainstream heroes and counterculture iconoclasts. Based on over two hundred original interviews and extensive archival research, Nesteroff's groundbreaking work is a narrative exploration of the way comedians have reflected, shaped, and changed American culture over the past one hundred years. Starting with the vaudeville circuit at the turn of the last century, Nesteroff introduces the first stand-up comedian-an emcee who abandoned physical shtick for straight jokes. After the repeal of Prohibition, Mafia-run supper clubs replaced speakeasies, and mobsters replaced vaudeville impresarios as the comedian's primary employer. In the 1950s, the late-night talk show brought stand-up to a wide public,…
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