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Comedy at the Edge

How Stand-Up in the 1970s Changed America

Comedy at the Edge( )
Author: Zoglin, Richard
ISBN:978-1-58234-625-0
Publication Date:Feb 2009
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $17.00
Book Description:

When Lenny Bruce overdosed in 1966, he left behind an impressive legacy of edgy, politically charged comedy. Four short years later, a new breed of comic, inspired by Bruce's artistic fearlessness, made telling jokes an art form, forever putting to rest the stereotype of the one-liner borscht belt set. During the 1970s, a small group of brilliant, iconoclastic comedians, led by George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and Robert Klein, tore through the country and became as big as rock stars...
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Book Details
Pages:256
Detailed Subjects: Performing Arts / Comedy
Art / American / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.49 x 8.21 x 0.7 Inches
Book Weight:0.55 Pounds



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