TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maslon,Laurence
AU  - Kantor,Michael
TI  - Make 'em laugh: the funny business of America 
SN  - 9780446505314 (hbk.)
AV  - PN1969.C65 M397 2008
U1  - 792.230973 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Twelve
KW  - Stand-up comedy
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Comedy sketches
KW  - American wit and humor
KW  - Comedians
KW  - Biography
N1  - "The companion to the PBS series"--Jacket; Includes bibliographical references (p. 366-369) and index; "Videography": p. 370; Slip on a banana peel : the knockabouts -- Sock it to me? : satire and parody -- Never give a sucker an even break : smart-alecks and wiseguys -- Would ya hit a guy with glasses? : nerds, jerks, oddballs, and slackers -- Honey, I'm home! : breadwinners and homemakers -- When I'm bad, I'm better : the groundbreakers
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2008925836-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0827/2008925836-b.html
ER  -