A wonderful gift. This is a "coffee table" type volume, but in this case, the photos are worth the bulk.
A really good read. Make 'em Laugh provides excellent commentary on many of the people who made America and the world laugh.
I'll start by admitting that the book is fun. I finished it in two snowy days when schools were closed and, as a public school librarian, I had time on my hands.
This big, beautiful book is the companion to the PBS series about what makes Americans laugh. It's not meant to be comprehensive, and it's not.
"If you love comedy and comedians, especially the television version and Nick at Night is your favorite TV channel, you will laugh out loud and love this fabulous book.".
Subtitled "The Funny Business of America," this encyclopedic overview of professional comedy focuses mainly on performers from the silent movie and vaudeville eras onward into this century.
Most chapters are about a specific personality or duo and what he-she-they contributed to American humor that was unique.
Great book about comedy in general.Covered comedians, comedy teams, sit coms, variety shows, etc.
