The Comedians
by Kliph Nesteroff
A century of people saying the wrong thing.
you want to understand comedy as a form of social history and resistance not just entertainment
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Nesteroff maps the secret history of American comedy, from smoky nightclubs to late-night television, charting how laughter became both rebellion and business. It’s the punk history of stand-up — full of hustlers, visionaries, and the occasional moral collapse. Essential reading for anyone tracing the lineage of laughter as resistance.
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