TY  - BOOK
AU  - Nesteroff,Kliph
TI  - The comedians: drunks, thieves, scoundrels, and the history of American comedy 
SN  - 9780802125682
U1  - 792.7602 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York
PB  - Grove Press
KW  - American wit and humor
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Comedians
KW  - United States
KW  - Stand-up comedy
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index.(p. 396-425)
N2  - "Jokes change from generation to generation, but the experience of the stand-up comedian transcends the ages: the striving and struggles, the tragedy and triumph. From the Marx Brothers to Milton Berle, George Carlin to Eddie Murphy, Conan O'Brien to Louis C. K.--comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff presents a century of fascinating rebels, forgotten stars, and characters on the precipice of fame in this essnetial history of American comedy."--Book jacket
ER  -