Chicago Comedy - A Fairly Serious History (Paperback)

Famous for being a city of broad shoulders, Chicago has also developed an international reputation for split sides and slapped knees. Watch the "Chicago Style of Comedy" evolve from nineteenth-century vaudeville, through the rebellious comics of the 50's, and into the improvisation and sketch that ushered in a new millennium. Drawing on material both hilarious and profound, Chicago Comedy: A Fairly Serious History touches on what makes Chicago different from other cities and how that difference produced some of the greatest minds comedy will ever know: Amos and Andy, Jack Benny, Lenny Bruce, Del Close, John Belushi, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and so many, many more.

General

Imprint:	History Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2011
First published:	May 2011
Authors:	Margaret Hicks
Foreword by:	Mick Napier
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	126
ISBN-13:	978-1-60949-211-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	1-60949-211-0
Barcode:	9781609492113

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