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Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier; A Cultural Memoir

Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier; A Cultural Memoir


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About the Book

With his tender, funny memoir of four decades in the business, Alan Zweibel traces the history of American comedy. Alan Zweibel started his comedy career selling jokes for seven dollars apiece to the last of the Borscht Belt standups. Then one night, despite bombing on stage, he caught the attention of Lorne Michaels and became one of the first writers at Saturday Night Live, where he penned classic material for Gilda Radner, John Belushi, and all of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players. From SNL, he went on to have a hand in a series of landmark shows--from It's Garry Shandling's Show to Curb Your Enthusiasm. Throughout Laugh Lines, Zweibel weaves together his own stories and interviews with his friends and contemporaries, including Richard Lewis, Eric Idle, Bob Saget, Mike Birbiglia, Sarah Silverman, Judd Apatow, Dave Barry, Carl Reiner, and more. The book also features a charming foreword from his friend of forty-five years, Billy Crystal, with whom he cowrote and coproduced the film Here Today starring Crystal and Tiffany Haddish. Laugh Lines is a warmhearted cultural memoir of American comedy.

About the Author :
Alan Zweibel is an original Saturday Night Live writer who the New York Times said has "earned a place in the pantheon of American pop culture." He has won multiple Emmys and Writers Guild of America awards for his work in television that includes It's Garry Shandling's Show (which he co-created and produced) and Curb Your Enthusiasm. His theatrical works include his collaboration with Billy Crystal on the Tony Award-winning 700 Sundays, Martin Short's Broadway hit Fame Becomes Me and Bunny Bunny: Gilda Radner: A Sort of Romantic Comedy, which he adapted from his bestselling book. He is the author of numerous other books, including The Other Shulman, which won the Thurber Prize for American Humor and the popular children's book Our Tree Named Steve. He is the co-writer and producer, with Billy Crystal whom also directed, of Here Today, a forthcoming feature film starring Crystal and Tiffany Haddish. Billy Crystal has starred in many hit films, among them When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers, The Princess Bride, and Analyze This. He is the author of the Tony award-winning play 700 Sundays, about his relationship with his late father, which was later adapted into a book, and the children's book, I Already Know I Love You. He was a cast member of Saturday Night Live, is a six-time Emmy winner, and recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He has hosted the Academy Awards numerous times.

Review :
"A brilliant book by a brilliant man. I can't wait to reread it with the TV off." -- "Martin Short" "A delightful and moving memoir, filled with sweet and sour star-studded behind-the-scenes tales of dealing with egos and creating or polishing material to make other comedians even funnier...[and] also an encouraging and indispensable guide for budding comedy writers." -- "Shelf Awareness (starred review)" "Alan Zweibel is legendary among us comedians. He is the man who delivers comedy with an emotional clout that makes him respected and revered." -- "Steve Martin" "Alan Zweibel is the original man behind the man! I don't have enough fingers to count how many people would not be where they are without Alan Zweibel. (I only have four fingers, but still...)" -- "Sarah Silverman" "An amiable, big-lug, heart-of-gold sort of book...A pleasant, amusing tale of a life in jokes, suitable for budding comedians and students of the form." -- "Kirkus Reviews" "Finally, I have the Zweibel bible!" -- "Judd Apatow" "I have read the complete works of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Flaubert, and Melville. Trust me, Alan Zweibel is MUCH funnier." -- "Dave Barry" "I love this book! And it's not just because Alan says nice things about me. Well, maybe it is." -- "Larry David" "It's medicine we can all use right now." -- "People" "Readers will find plenty of new, behind-the-scenes details and celebrity anecdotes. This is a truly fun romp." -- "Booklist" "Screamingly funny--also very moving. A classic." -- "Mary Karr" "This zippy memoir by comedians' comedian Zweibel offers laughs on nearly every page...hilarious and self-deprecating." -- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781799918301
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Weight: 249 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1799918300
  • Publisher Date: 20 Oct 2020
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Height: 142 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier; A Cultural Memoir
  • Width: 150 mm


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