The Funniest One in the Room: The Lives and Legends of Del CloseContaining recollections from more than 80 of the comedic giant's closest friends and colleagues, this absorbing biography explores Del Close's old haunts, his sensational past, and the reality behind the tales he told so often. From traveling with a carnival and hanging out with a pre-Scientology L. Ron Hubbard to riding with the Merry Pranksters and using a coven of witches to help him kick a lifelong cocaine habit, Close led an incredibly rich life--one whose absurdity proved great fodder for improv theater. Astute and compassionate, Close influenced improvisational theater's greatest comedic talents of the last 50 years--Nichols and May, Lenny Bruce, Bill Murray, Chris Farley, Tina Fey--and coached the witty masterminds behind such comedic institutions as Second City, "Saturday Night Live," Groundlings, and the Upright Citizen's Brigade. |
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Procura do Utilizador - KirkusThe definitive biography of an improvisational comedy guru.If not for an unassuming, Kansas-born stand-up-comic-turned-actor-turned-director named Del Close (1934-1999), there would probably be no ... Ler crítica na íntegra
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Procura do Utilizador - Not Available - Book VerdictJohnson (Life Before and After Monty Python), a devoted student of comedy, is an ideal writer to tell the story of well-known comedic pioneer Del Close. Close was a comedian's comedian: he was ... Ler crítica na íntegra
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4 Learning the Rules with the St Louis Compass | |
5 Broadway Beatniks and The Doors of Perception | |
6 The Second City and the Spider King | |
7 Stongehenge and a Skate Through the Sewers | |
8 The Merry Pranksters and My Mother the Car | |
17 The ImprovOlympic | |
18 Roaches in the Dental Floss | |
19 The Return of the Harold the Barons Barracudas and Charna | |
20 The Brain of the Galaxy | |
21 Chris Farley The Blob and Farewell to Second City | |
22 Workshops Reunions and the Family | |
23 Close Youve Gone Sane | |
24 The Party | |
With the Committee in San Francisco | |
10 The Birth of Harold Spidering and a Pornographic Western | |
11 Pretty Much a Blur | |
Belushi and the Bean Can | |
13 Valium Vitriol and Ancient Egyptian Opium | |
14 The Clockwork Orange Treatment | |
15 Junkies Give the Best Shots | |
16 Saturday Night Live Tennessee Williams and the Cleanup | |
25 Curtain Call | |
Bibliography | |
Notes | |
Interviews | |
Acknowledgments | |
Works of Del Close | |
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Informação bibliográfica
| Título | The Funniest One in the Room: The Lives and Legends of Del Close |
| Autor | Kim "Howard" Johnson |
| Editora | Chicago Review Press, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1569764360, 9781569764367 |
| Número de páginas | 416 páginas |
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