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Stand-Up Comedy in the 70's
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Mar 7, 2008
Stand-Up Comedy in the 70's
During the rock-and-roll 1970s, a new breed of comic made telling jokes an art form. Lenny Bruce started the trend and soon other innovative comedians followed like George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, and Andy Kaufman. Many of them became as big as rock stars in an era when Saturday Night Live was the apotheosis of cool and the Improv, Catch a Rising Star, and the Comedy Store were the hottest clubs around. This morning Larry talks with Richard Zoglin as he gives a backstage view of the time in his new book. Zoglin shares his no-holds-bar back story of club owners, agents, and the players themselves.

During the rock-and-roll 1970s, a new breed of comic made telling jokes an art form. Lenny Bruce started the trend and soon other innovative comedians followed like George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, and Andy Kaufman. Many of them became as big as rock stars in an era when Saturday Night Live was the apotheosis of cool and the Improv, Catch a Rising Star, and the Comedy Store were the hottest clubs around. This morning Larry talks with Richard Zoglin as he gives a backstage view of the time in his new book. Zoglin shares his no-holds-bar back story of club owners, agents, and the players themselves.

During the rock-and-roll 1970s, a new breed of comic made telling jokes an art form. Lenny Bruce started the trend and soon other innovative comedians followed like George Carlin, Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, and Andy Kaufman. Many of them became as big as rock stars in an era when Saturday Night Live was the apotheosis of cool and the Improv, Catch a Rising Star, and the Comedy Store were the hottest clubs around. This morning Larry talks with Richard Zoglin as he gives a backstage view of the time in his new book. Zoglin shares his no-holds-bar back story of club owners, agents, and the players themselves.

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