Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America
by Richard Zoglin
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Author: Richard ZoglinEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-22
ISBN: 1582346240
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
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Book Review: history and not analysis
Summary: 2 Stars
I was hoping for a book that analyzed comedy or the impact of comedy on life in US. Instead, I found a book of biography - details of the lives of several famous US comedians.
Instead of specific examples of jokes and why they were considered funny in one historical era and not in another; or examples of how comedy relieved stress or effected changes in certain political or social environments; I read of how comedian "a" traveled, or did shows, or did drugs with, or learned from comedian "b".... Things that must certainly be interesting to some - but weren't to me.
I started spot-reading, then skipping, and put the book away after only reading through a couple of the chapters.
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