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100 1 a| Nesteroff, Kliphe| author.=| ^A1279270;

245 14 a| The comedians :b| drunks, thieves, scoundrels, and the history of American comedy /c| Kliph Nesteroff.;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Grove Press,c| [2015];

300 a| xvii, 425 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations (some color) ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-393) and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

520 a| "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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650 0 a| Comedyx| History and criticism.=| ^A37237;

650 0 a| American wit and humorx| History and criticism.=| ^A25901;

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The comedians : drunks, thieves, scoundrels, and the history of American comedy / Kliph Nesteroff.

Author/creator	Nesteroff, Kliph author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York : Grove Press, [2015]
Description	xvii, 425 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subjects	Stand-up comedy--United States. --History. Comedians--United States. --Biography. Comedy--History and criticism. American wit and humor--History and criticism. Vaudeville--United States. --History.

Contents	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.
Abstract	"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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [363]-393) and index.
ISBN	9780802123985
ISBN	0802123988 hardcover
ISBN	electronic book
ISBN	electronic book

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