BearManor Media, Date: 2009-02-14. Paperback. Good. 2009. BearManor Media ISBN 1593933231 9781593933234 [US]

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ISBN10: 1593933231, ISBN13: 9781593933234, [publisher: BearManor Media] Softcover 349 pages. 9.25x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2009]

ISBN10: 1593933231, ISBN13: 9781593933234, [publisher: Bearmanor Media] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - 'At long last, a book that pays homage to television's unsung heroes -- those wit wizards who face a blank page every day and somehow manage to create something John Barrymore claimed was more difficult than dying: laughter. In his book, Bob Mills not only keeps the reader laughing, but -- like a comedic Houdini revealing his secrets -- shows us how it's done. The Laugh Makers is a 'must read' for anyone even thinking about a career in comedy. ' - Shelley Berman (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Boston Legal)'In the 70s and 80s, Hollywood Squares often taped next to The Bob Hope Show studio. Judging from the laughter we often heard in the hallway, I always suspected Hope's writers were having a great time over there and now I know why. The Laugh Makers is a fascinating, heartwarming and revealing book on the day-to-day life of comedy writers working for a legend. It also revives long-ago memories of an era and that was so much fun and that I'm sure we'll never see again.' - Peter Marshall (Host of The Hollywood Squares)'The author and I have lots in common -- we're both San Franciscans, our comedy careers were launched by a KSFO disc jockey named Don Sherwood, and we're fellow college alumns. Now that I've laughed my way through his backstage stories and ...
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