Description: A comprehensive look at how comedy evolved across mediums throughout the twentieth century.
Brief description: Garry Berman is the author of Best of the Britcoms, We're Going to See the Beatles!, Perfect Fool, Between the Laughs, For the First Time on Television, and The Funniest Decade. He was also the editor of Between the Laughs. He has contributed articles to British Television magazine, Nostalgia Digest magazine, Burlington County Times, History magazine, Newsweek.com, and BBC.com, and was a regular contributor to The Insider. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife.
Review Quotes:
"Diligent and thorough." --Kirkus Reviews
"A must-read for comedy fans, especially those of the classic film era." --Library Journal "I wish I had such a comprehensive comedy chronicle as this when I was studying comedy as a young filmmaker. Garry Berman insists he can't answer why something is funny, but when you follow the incredible history his book provides, you'll discover all the clues." --Roger Nygard, director, "Trekkies"; author, "Cut to the Monkey"; and editor, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" "Focusing on direct quotes from a wide variety of comedians, this encyclopedic review leaves no stone unturned from celebrated talents like Charlie Chaplin and Lucille Ball to lesser known but just as funny men and women that Garry Berman brings to light from stage to radio to television and film. This book is comprehensive and a fun read as well." --Rick DesRochers, author, "The Comic Offense from Vaudeville to Contemporary Comedy" "Readers will certainly come away with an urge to look up vintage footage and recordings to relive the jollity of years passed." --The Epoch Times