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100	1		_aNesteroff, Kliph. _eAuthor. _94875
245	1	4	_aThe comedians : _bdrunks, thieves, scoundrels, and the history of American comedy / _cby Kliph Nesteroff.
264		1	_aNew York : _bGrove Press, _cc2015.
300			_axvii, 425 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.(p. 396-425).
520			_a"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.
650		0	_aAmerican wit and humor _xHistory and criticism _94876
650		0	_aComedians _zUnited States _94877
650		0	_aStand-up comedy _zUnited States. _94878
655		0	_aElectronic books. _9632
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9780802190864
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