The Comedians

Erynecki

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

I picked up way too many books at the SF Friends of the Library Book Sale.

LeahBergen Nice! You just can‘t beat a library book sale. š‘¨š¸» 5y

DivineDiana Great haul! š‘¸š¸»š“š‘¸š¸» 5y

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RamsFan1963

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

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I've read several books about comedy and comedians, and this is definitely one of the best. Instead of just a who's who of the famous and infamous from vaudeville until today, the author shows the evolution of comedy, how certain comedians or styles of comedy influenced future generations. Only one knock on the author/narrator, stop doing impressions, they're terrible!! 5 š’�š’�š’�š’�š’� out of 5.

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kidamy

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

The thunderstorm is perfect for music and snuggling. I shut off the air and opened the patio door to hear the thunder. The Husband is gonna complain in the morning that it was muggy in here when he got home from work; I'll feign ignorance: "oh, it was hot in here? Sorry, babe, I dunno. That's so weird."

janeycanuck I left the loft door open last night and it was gloriously cool up there this morning. Tell Husband I told you it would cool things off. 6y

kidamy @janeycanuck ...he says he wants to talk to you. 6y

janeycanuck š‡ Tell him there‘s nothing I‘d like more but I have this sick pup on my hands (I‘m feeding her 1 tbsp chicken & rice every half hour, as per vet instructions.) 6y

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kidamy

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

Snuck out for fish and chips by myself yesterday at lunch. I like my coworkers, but sometimes it doesn't feel like a real break if I don't get away from them.

PS, I love my Kindle. š’• I decided on the Kindle over the Kobo, but eReaders in general have improved so much I probably would have loved either.

jamie_in_the_library I am the same way- I usually make a point of reading so people don‘t talk too much to me on my break š 6y

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kidamy

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

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janeycanuck Was the town Kirkton? 6y

kidamy @janeycanuck OMG, I'd forgotten about the Kirkton-man-whore joke from...well, I'm not going to mention how long ago it was. š² 6y

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bunneeboy

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

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From Vaudeville to Podcasts, here‘s a rundown on a bunch of funny people, and where they brought the funny.

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courtofbooks

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

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courtofbooks

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

Nacho average lunchtime read ;) I started reading this for our monthly book club pick so I can't really give a detailed analysis yet but I've heard nothing but good things.

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