Born in 1903, and until his death in 2003, Bob Hope was the only entertainer to achieve top-rated success in every major mass-entertainment medium, from vaudeville to television and everything in between. He virtually invented modern stand-up comedy. His tours to entertain US troops and patriotic ra[...]
""Comedy at the Edge "is a detailed examination of how our current political, religious and cultural sensibility emerged from small comedy clubs...An irresistible read and a key book for understanding our era."--"Buffalo News "What Peter Biskind did for filmmaking, Richard Zoglin does for comedy in [...]