Comedy at the Edge

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Author	: Richard Zoglin
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages	: 257
Release	: 2009-02-10
ISBN-10	: 9781582346250
ISBN-13	: 1582346259
Rating	: 4/5 (50 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Comedy at the Edge by : Richard Zoglin

Book excerpt: 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.

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