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Index
Cover
Other Books By This Author
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Setup Lines: Introduction
Part 1 - The 1950s
Chapter 1 - A Voice in the Wilderness: Mort Sahl
Chapter 2 - Rendering unto Caesar: Sid Caesar
Chapter 3 - Sing a Song of Strychnine: Tom Lehrer
Chapter 4 - The Start of Something Big: Steve Allen
Chapter 5 - And Now, a Laugh from Our Sponsor: Stan Freberg
Chapter 6 - Televisionary: Ernie Kovacs
Chapter 7 - Mom from Mars: Phyllis Diller
Chapter 8 - The Wild Child: Jonathan Winters
Chapter 9 - Out of Thin Air: Jean Shepherd; Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding
Chapter 10 - Call Interrupt: Shelley Berman
Chapter 11 - Double Jeopardy: Mike Nichols and Elaine May
Part 2 - The 1960s
Chapter 12 - Charlie Everybody: Bob Newhart
Chapter 13 - The Elvis of Stand-up: Lenny Bruce
Chapter 14 - Color-Coordinated: Godfrey Cambridge
Chapter 15 - Sibling Revelry: The Smothers Brothers
Chapter 16 - Bawdy and Soul: Mel Brooks
Chapter 17 - Curing the Body Politic: Dick Gregory
Chapter 18 - Lasting Impressions: David Frye, Vaughn Meader, Will Jordan
Chapter 19 - Schnookâs Progress: Woody Allen
Chapter 20 - Father Goose, Inc.: Bill Cosby
Chapter 21 - Girl Squawk: Joan Rivers
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Interviews
About the Author
Copyright
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