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ISBN-10158648317X

ISBN-139781586483173

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Book TitleI'm Dying Up Here : Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-Up Comedy's Golden Era

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicGeneral, Comedy, Entertainment & Performing Arts

IllustratorYes

GenrePerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography, Humor

AuthorWilliam Knoedelseder

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight18 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.4 in

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LCCN2009-013751

ReviewsPublishers Weekly,Â STARRED review "Knoedelseder skillfully layers powerful dramatic details, and readers will shelve the book alongside those other key classics on comedy."Shelf Awareness "A revealing and entertaining look at the 1970s Los Angeles comedy scene and the labor dispute that ended its most glorious era."Booklist "Fact-packed, highly readable historyâ€¦ peppered with plenty of portraits of struggling young comics, some destined for national fame, others headed to obscurity and, in a few cases, early death."Buffalo News "One of the most eye-opening and informative books ever written about standup comedyâ€¦One of the books of the year for any student of American television and pop cultureâ€¦A little-known story has now been told very well in perfect context. And when you finish the book you may feel as if you finally understand every comedian you see on TV for the first time."Daily Variety "A lively new bookâ€¦Knoedelseder reminds us that comedy is a dicey calling."New York Times Book Review "Illuminating"Irish Times "Knoedelseder, who was around in those days as a reporter on theLos Angeles Times, interweaves the fascinating stories of the tragic, unknown Lubetkin and the performers who were to become household names, set against the basic contradictions of working the Comedy Store."Dallas Morning News "Written with a journalist's strong narrative sense,I'm Dying Up Herechronicles the tight-knit community of artists who cracked open the world of funny entertainment and the event that shattered their camaraderie...Knoedelseder's ability to sniff out the human stories behind the headlines is what makes this rowdy chapter in stand-up such a good read. It's a bittersweet tale told with humor and economy."DigitalCity.com "I'm Dying Up Herelays bare the bad and the ugly of Hollywood; from what good there was, like primordial muck, emerged the funniest guys and gals around.", Publishers Weekly, STARRED review "Knoedelseder skillfully layers powerful dramatic details, and readers will shelve the book alongside those other key classics on comedy." Shelf Awareness "A revealing and entertaining look at the 1970s Los Angeles comedy scene and the labor dispute that ended its most glorious era." Booklist "Fact-packed, highly readable history& peppered with plenty of portraits of struggling young comics, some destined for national fame, others headed to obscurity and, in a few cases, early death." Buffalo News "One of the most eye-opening and informative books ever written about standup comedy&One of the books of the year for any student of American television and pop culture&A little-known story has now been told very well in perfect context. And when you finish the book you may feel as if you finally understand every comedian you see on TV for the first time." Daily Variety "A lively new book&Knoedelseder reminds us that comedy is a dicey calling." New York Times Book Review "Illuminating" Irish Times "Knoedelseder, who was around in those days as a reporter on the Los Angeles Times , interweaves the fascinating stories of the tragic, unknown Lubetkin and the performers who were to become household names, set against the basic contradictions of working the Comedy Store." Dallas Morning News "Written with a journalist's strong narrative sense, I'm Dying Up Here chronicles the tight-knit community of artists who cracked open the world of funny entertainment and the event that shattered their camaraderie...Knoedelseder's ability to sniff out the human stories behind the headlines is what makes this rowdy chapter in stand-up such a good read. It's a bittersweet tale told with humor and economy." DigitalCity.com " I'm Dying Up Here lays bare the bad and the ugly of Hollywood; from what good there was, like primordial muck, emerged the funniest guys and gals around.", Publishers Weekly, STARRED review "Knoedelseder skillfully layers powerful dramatic details, and readers will shelve the book alongside those other key classics on comedy." Shelf Awareness "A revealing and entertaining look at the 1970s Los Angeles comedy scene and the labor dispute that ended its most glorious era." Booklist "Fact-packed, highly readable historyâ€¦ peppered with plenty of portraits of struggling young comics, some destined for national fame, others headed to obscurity and, in a few cases, early death." Buffalo News "One of the most eye-opening and informative books ever written about standup comedyâ€¦One of the books of the year for any student of American television and pop cultureâ€¦A little-known story has now been told very well in perfect context. And when you finish the book you may feel as if you finally understand every comedian you see on TV for the first time." Daily Variety "A lively new bookâ€¦Knoedelseder reminds us that comedy is a dicey calling." New York Times Book Review "Illuminating" Irish Times "Knoedelseder, who was around in those days as a reporter on the Los Angeles Times , interweaves the fascinating stories of the tragic, unknown Lubetkin and the performers who were to become household names, set against the basic contradictions of working the Comedy Store." Dallas Morning News "Written with a journalist's strong narrative sense, I'm Dying Up Here chronicles the tight-knit community of artists who cracked open the world of funny entertainment and the event that shattered their camaraderie...Knoedelseder's ability to sniff out the human stories behind the headlines is what makes this rowdy chapter in stand-up such a good read. It's a bittersweet tale told with humor and economy." DigitalCity.com " I'm Dying Up Here lays bare the bad and the ugly of Hollywood; from what good there was, like primordial muck, emerged the funniest guys and gals around."

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal792.7/60973

SynopsisIn the mid-1970s, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Andy Kaufman, Richard Lewis, Robin Williams, Elayne Boosler, Tom Dreesen, and several hundred other shameless showoffs and incorrigible cutups from across the country migrated en masse to Los Angeles, the new home of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show . There, in a late-night world of sex, drugs, dreams and laughter, they created an artistic community unlike any before or since. It was Comedy Camelot--but it couldn't last. William Knoedelseder was then a cub reporter covering the burgeoning local comedy scene for the Los Angeles Times . He wrote the first major newspaper profiles of several of the future stars. And he was there when the comedians--who were not paid by the clubs where they performed-- tried to change the system and incidentally tore apart their own close-knit community. In I'm Dying Up Here he tells the whole story of that golden age, of the strike that ended it, and of how those days still resonate in the lives of those who were there. As comedy clubs and cable TV began to boom, many would achieve stardom.... but success had its price., A little-known story of the brief, shining moment when comedy's stars-to-be were starving artists and friends in 1970s L.A.--and of the strike that tore them apart, In the mid-1970s, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Andy Kaufman, Richard Lewis, Robin Williams, Elayne Boosler, Tom Dreesen, and several hundred other shameless showoffs and incorrigible cutups from all across the country migrated en masse to Los Angeles, the new home of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show . There, in a late-night world of sex, drugs, dreams and laughter, they created an artistic community unlike any before or since. It was Comedy Camelot--but it couldn't last. William Knoedelseder, then a cub reporter covering the scene for the Los Angeles Times , was there when the comedians--who were not paid for performing--tried to change the system and incidentally tore apart their own close-knit community. In I'm Dying Up Here he tells the whole story of that golden age, of the strike that ended it, and of how those days still resonate in the lives of those who were there.

LC Classification NumberPN2285