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The comedians : drunks, thieves, scoundrels, and the history of American comedy (edición 2015)

por Kliph Nesteroff

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"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.… (más)
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Título:The comedians : drunks, thieves, scoundrels, and the history of American comedy
Autores:Kliph Nesteroff
Información:New York : Grove Press, [2015]
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Glad I made it all the way through. My interest in comedy history only goes so far and the high level of detail made this tedious at times. Nesteroff does an admirable job of providing context by discussing the role of places (specific clubs, Vegas), changes in media, cultural shifts (the Counterculture), etc. I wasn’t aware how much advertising controlled content in radio pre-television. Another interesting theme is vaudeville’s influence on early comedy. If you’re not a “comedy nerd,” the book is still well worth reading because it provides excellent pop culture history. ( )
  monicaberger | Jan 22, 2024 |
Was my copy the only copy that didn't have any references to women in comedy? ( )
  ByronDB | May 17, 2022 |
While I enjoyed this book, I found it overly long. And, I have to admit, I didn’t recognize 40% of the comedians mentioned by Nesteroff. Being 72-years-old, I was most interested in the early comics and the early history of comedy. That was both educational and entertaining. I would think that anyone doing any research on the history of comedy would find this book a gold standard source. ( )
  FormerEnglishTeacher | Dec 5, 2021 |
As the title suggests, the history of comedians is the story of a profession fraught with hardship and challenges as they navigated the ever-changing mediums of the times. The writing itself reads as more academic than comedic, and thus a little dry given the subject, but there are one or two true stories that are so shockingly funny that it seems like it could've only happened to a comedian. Here's an example:

"Harvey died at sea [working on a cruise ship], and at the time he and his wife were estranged. The cruise ship called and said, 'Your husband, Harvey, died. We have the body on ice. Should we hold it or should we fly it back to New York?' Harvey's wife wasn't too thrilled and said, 'Oh, well, few people knew this, but Harvey always wanted to be buried at sea.' She got rid of him that way! Here's a Jew from Detroit who never saw a boat in his life. They dumped him in the ocean. And that was the end of Harvey Stone." ( )
  Daniel.Estes | Nov 4, 2020 |
Great introduction to the world of comedy and the early comics. Definitely got me interested in reading more about it. However, I feel like the book was a little too light once it got to the 1970's and beyond. There's so much that happened and people that the book didn't cover. ( )
  danjrosenbaum | Oct 29, 2020 |
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PREFACE

I’m sitting in a greenroom across from Mel Brooks on a Tuesday afternoon in February.
INTRODUCTION

Just tell the truth and people will laugh.
—Jonathan Winters

A comedian’s success is almost always the result of a long, arduous struggle.
CHAPTER ONE
Vaudeville Comedians

At the start of the twentieth century, the United States had close to five thousand vaudeville theaters.
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"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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