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Comedy is a brutal business. When comedians define success, they don't talk about money—they talk about not quitting. They work in a business where even big names work for free, and the inequalities of race, class, and gender create real barriers. But they also work in a business where people still believe that hard work and talent lead to the big time. How do people working in comedy sustain these contradictions and keep laughing? In Behind the Laughs, Michael P. Jeffries brings readers into th

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Author

Michael P. Jeffries

Publisher

Stanford University Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9781503602977

Category

social science

Subjects

Science, Sports, Literary Fiction

Updated

2026-03-25