We killed : the rise of women in American comedy / Yael Kohen.

Author/creator Kohen, Yael, 1980-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Sarah Crichton Books, 2012.
Descriptionxxviii, 308 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Supplemental Contenthttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/books/review/we-killed-by-yael-kohen.html?_r=0
Subjects

Contents Mothers of invention -- Lily of the underground -- Primetime -- Saturday night live : the boys' club -- I am woman -- The boom years -- Janeane Garofalo and friends -- Saturday night live : the girls' club -- Comic rising.
Abstract "Kohen assembles more than 150 interviews from America's most prominent comediennes (and the writers, producers, nightclub owners, and colleagues who revolved around them) to piece together the revolution that happened to (and by) women in American comedy"--Provided by publisher.
Abstract An oral history tracing the careers and achievements of comediennes from the past half century challenges opinions about why women cannot be effective comedic entertainers and includes coverage of celebrities ranging from Joan Rivers and Lily Tomlin to Mary Tyler Moore and Tina Fey.
Genre/formNonfiction.
Genre/formHumorous monologues.
Genre/formStand-up comedy routines.
Genre/formBiographies.
Genre/formInterviews.
Genre/formStand-up comedy routines.
Genre/formHumorous monologues.
Genre/formMonologues comiques.
Genre/formNonFiction.
Genre/formArts.
Genre/formHumor.
LCCN 2012018565
ISBN0374287236
ISBN9780374287238
ISBN9781250037787
ISBN1250037786
Standard identifier# 9780374287238