Shawn Levy

Gebundenes Buch

In on the Joke

The Original Queens of Standup Comedy

Beschreibung

"Today, women are ascendant in stand-up comedy, even preeminent. They make headlines, fill arenas, spawn blockbuster movies. But before Amy Schumer slayed, Tiffany Haddish killed, and Ali Wong drew roars, the very idea of a female comedian seemed, to most of America, like a punch line. And it took a special sort of woman--indeed, a parade of them--to break and remake the mold"--

Autor

SHAWN LEVY is the bestselling author of The Castle on Sunset, Rat Pack Confidential, Paul Newman: A Life, and Dolce Vita Confidential. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter, Sight & Sound, Film Comment, and American Film. He jumps and claps and sings for victory in Portland, Oregon.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Gale, a Cengage Company
• Seitenzahl: 625
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 816g
• ISBN-13: 9798885783132
• Artikelnr.: 64263932