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In on the Joke : the Original Queens of Stand-up Comedy by Shawn Levy is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A hilarious & moving account of the trailblazing women of stand-up comedy who broke down walls so they could stand before the mic—perfect for fans of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel & Hacks Today, women are ascendant in stand-up comedy, even preeminent. They make headlines, fill arenas, spawn blockbuster movies. But before Amy Schumer slayed, Tiffany Haddish killed, & Ali Wong drew roars, the very idea of a female comedian seemed, to most of America, like a punch line. And it took a special sort of woman—indeed, a parade of them—to break & remake the mold. In on the Joke is the story of a group of unforgettable women who knocked down the doors of stand-up comedy so other women could get a shot. It spans decades, from Moms Mabley’s rise in Black vaudeville between the world wars, to the roadhouse ribaldry of Belle Barth & Rusty Warren in the 1950s & ’60s, to Elaine May’s co-invention of improv comedy, to Joan Rivers’s & Phyllis Diller’s ferocious ascent to mainstream stardom. These women refused to be defined by type & tradition, facing down indifference, puzzlement, nay-saying, and unvarnished hostility. They were discouraged by agents, managers, audiences, critics, fellow performer

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Author

Shawn Levy

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385545785

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Memoir, Biography