Comedy at the Edge

Comedy at the Edge
Author: Richard Zoglin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2009-02-10
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1582346259


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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.


Comedy at the Edge
Language: en
Pages: 257
Authors: Richard Zoglin
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-02-10 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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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,
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