Laughing legends : how the Comic Strip club changed the face of comedy / / Jeffrey Gurian

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910158981403321
• Autore: Gurian Jeffrey
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Skyhorse Publishing, , [2016]; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (174 pages)
• Disciplina: 792.76
• Soggetti: Stand-up comedy - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword by Richie Tienken -- Foreword By Jeffrey Gurian -- Introduction By Chris Rock -- Introduction to The Comic Strip -- Chapter One−The Older Kids -- Jerry Seinfeld -- Paul Reiser -- Larry Miller -- George Wallace -- Ray Romano -- Alan Colmes -- Paul Provenza -- Chris Rock -- Gilbert Gottfried -- Jackie Martling -- Susie Essman -- Tony D'Andrea -- Eddie Brill -- Rick Overton -- Wayne Federman -- D. F. Sweedler -- Joe Bolster -- Colin Quinn -- Lewis Black -- Billy Crystal -- Chapter Two−The Younger Kids -- Lisa Lampanelli -- Jim Breuer -- Pete Correale -- Adam Ferrara -- Sherrod Small -- Tony Rock -- Pete Dominick -- Jeffrey Ross -- Jim Gaffigan -- Judah Friedlander -- Chapter Three−Friends Of The Family -- Rory Rosegarten -- David Eberhart -- Rick Newman -- Chapter Four−The Next Generation -- Chapter Five−Legacy−What Next? The Future Of The Comic Strip -- Acknowledgments -- Photo Insert 1 -- Photo Insert 2.
• Sommario/riassunto: Once in a lifetime a venue comes along that changes show business dramatically, that fosters growth and camaraderie, experimentation and freedom. The Comic Strip is one of those places, and Make 'Em Laugh is an inside look at how it all happened, straight from the mouths of the stars who built their careers on its stage. Owner Richie Tienken and a wealth of comics open their hearts and souls to share their most intimate memories, the laughs and tears, the good times and the bad, in order to paint an all-encompassing, behind-the-scenes history of ; this iconic club. Interviews include famous comedians, such as: Jerry Seinfeld Gilbert Gottfried Paul Reiser Lisa Lampanelli George Wallace Billy Crystal Jim Breuer Susie Essman Lewis Black Ray Romano And many more! Relive the excitement as these comics explain how they came to belong to the Comic Strip family, and how they went on to enjoy huge careers, bringing laughter to millions of people all over the world. This book is a must for any comedian or comedy lover's library!.