Beyond a joke : inside the dark world of stand-up comedy
Dessau, Bruce2012
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Comedians are not normal. If they were normal they wouldn't want to go onstage and make thousands of strangers laugh every night. 'Beyond a Joke' is the story of dysfunctional lives lived to excess: of alcohol, drugs, sex - and running marathons.
Main title:
Beyond a joke : inside the dark world of stand-up comedy / Bruce Dessau.
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Imprint:
London : Arrow, 2012.
Collation:
xv, 285 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Preface, 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780099558279 (pbk)
Dewey class:
792.76
Language:
English
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BRN:
1359284