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Mixed Nuts
America's Love Affair with Comedy Teams: From Burns & Allen to Belushi & Aykroyd
| Author: | Lawrence J. Epstein |
|---|---|
| Hardback: | 305 pages |
| Publisher: | Public Affairs (2004) |
| Avg. Rating: |   [7.00/10] |
| In Print? | No |
From the dust jacket...
"The great American comedy teams were there for all of us during the rough years of the Twentieth Century and, as we head into a turbulent new era, they've made a surprise resurgence. Here for the first time, the complete story of America's comedy teams, revisiting some of their best-loved routines, revealing the personal stories that lay behind them, and showing how the comedians shaped and were shaped by their eras. From the rollicking twenties, to the threadbare thirties, on into the war years, and all the way through the social turmoil of the latter half of the century, Americans counted on the great comedy teams to respond to events, to make them laugh, and to show that though times might get tough, friendships and humor could always help you through.
From 19th century vaudeville to the stars of silent movies, radio and sitcoms... comedians like Burns & Allen, Laurel & Hardy, The Marx Brothers, The Three Stooges, Lucille Ball & Vivian Vance, Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis, The Smothers Brothers, the casts of "Friends" and "Seinfeld" and beyond... it was comedy teams and their witty or wild-eyed routines that have long provided wit and wisdom and created a particularly American kind of laughter. Comedy was the antidote to whatever was the problem: get a partner, create some laughs, and the whole country laughs with you."
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