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The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy

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"Funny [and] fascinating . . . If you're a comedy nerd you'll love this book." —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


Named a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus Reviews, National Post, and Splitsider


Based on over two hundred original interviews and extensive archival research, this groundbreaking work is a narrative exploration of the way comedians have reflected, shaped, and changed American culture over the past one hundred years.



Starting with the vaudeville circuit at the turn of the last century...