MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2009013751
003 DLC
005 20090903085646.0
008 090408s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009013751
020 $a9781586483173 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aPN1969.C65$b.K56 2009
082 00 $a792.7/60973$222
100 1 $aKnoedelseder, William,$d1947-
245 10 $aI'm dying up here :$bheartbreak and high times in standup comedy's golden era /$cWilliam Knoedelseder.
260 $aNew York :$bPublicAffairs,$c2009.
263 $a0908
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aPrologue: a true comic -- Blood brothers -- The hippest room -- Mitzi's store -- Tom, Dave, and George -- All about Budd -- Six minutes, twenty-two laughs -- The boys' club -- Guns, drugs, and Westwood -- Comedy university -- Richard's baroness, Steve's movie -- The funniest year ever -- Roommates -- The New Year's resolution --- Drugs and theft -- Order, please -- Diary of a young comic -- The gantlet -- Comedians for compensation -- Choosing up sides -- Fire! -- The vote -- All on the line -- Dave's big night --The union forever? -- Jay's big flop -- "My name is Steve Lubetkin" -- A standing ovation -- Epilogue: the prisoner of memory.
650 0 $aStand-up comedy$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century.