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Search - Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America
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Comedy at the Edge How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America Author: What Peter Biskind did for filmmaking, Time magazine critic Richard Zoglin does for comedy in this meticulously researched and hilariously readable account of stand-up comedy in the 1970s. — In the rock-and-roll 1970s, a new breed of comic, inspired by the fearless Lenny Bruce, made telling jokes an art form. Innovative comedians li... more »
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Fred K. reviewed Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America on + 13 more book reviews
I found this book to be insightful and well written. It's loaded with anecdotes and interesting commentary. There's lots personal background stuff about the comics themselves. A good read. Funny. Entertaining. It reads like a long feature article in a good magazine. I couldn't put it down.
Genres:
- Humor & Entertainment >> Humor >> Comedy
- Humor & Entertainment >> Humor >> Essays
- Humor & Entertainment >> Humor >> General