Last Laugh: World of Stand up Comics

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The first and only book to take readers fully into the bizarre universe of the stand-up comic, from its earliest origins in the antics of Milton Berle and Sid Caesar to today's hottest acts.


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The Last Laugh is the first and only book to take readers deep into the bizarre universe of the stand-up comic, from early standouts like Milton Berle and Shecky Greene to today's hottest acts. In this pioneering history Phil Berger offers a genuine and immediate view of the hardships, pressures, and fleeting glories that comics encounter nightly. Performers profiled include Woody Allen, Sandra Bernhard, Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Billy Crystal, Phyllis Diller, Dick Gregory, Andy Kaufman, Jay Leno, Richard Lewis, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Rita Rudner, Lily Tomlin, Robin Williams, and many others. This substantially updated edition is filled with comics' hilarious routines and anecdotes.


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