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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Kohen, Yael, 1980-     Subjects     Women comedians -- United States -- Biography.     Women comedians -- United States -- Interviews.     Stand-up comedy -- United States.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kohen, Yael, 1980-       by title:      We killed : the rise...       by call number:      792.76 K79w     Search the Web     Kohen, Yael, 1980-     Women comedians -- United States -- Biography.     Women comedians -- United States -- Interviews.     Stand-up comedy -- United States.       MARC Display

We killed : the rise of women in American comedy / Yael Kohen. by Kohen, Yael, 1980- Sarah Crichton Books, 2012. Call #: 792.76 K79w Subjects Women comedians -- United States -- Biography.   Women comedians -- United States -- Interviews.   Stand-up comedy -- United States. ISBN:  9780374287238 (alk. paper) 0374287236 (alk. paper) Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xxviii, 308 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes:  Includes index. Contents:  Mothers of invention : headlining -- Phyllis Diller, Anne Meara, Barbara Harris, Joan Rivers, Elaine May, Louise Lasser, and more -- Lily of the underground : headlining -- Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler, Richard Pryor, and more -- Prime time : headlining -- Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Burnett, Marlo Thomas, Bea Arthur, Valerie Harper, and more -- In the spot : Carol Burnett -- Saturday night live : the boys' club. Headlining -- Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, and more -- I am woman : headlining -- Whoopi Goldberg, Elayne Boosler, Robin Williams, Carol Leifer, Sandra Bernhard, Suzanne Somers, and more -- In the spot : Merrill Markoe -- The boom years : headlining -- Roseanne, Joy Behar, Ellen DeGeneres, Paula Poundstone, Rita Rudner, and more -- In the spot : Ellen DeGeneres -- Janeane Garofalo and friends : headlining -- Janeane Garofalo, Kathy Griffin, Margaret Cho, David Cross, Bob Odenkirk, Laura Kightlinger, and more -- Saturday night live : the girls club : headlining -- Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, and more -- Comic rising : headlining -- Sarah Silverman, Chelsea Handler, Kristen Schaal, Ellie Kemper, Aubrey Plaza, and more. Summary:  An oral history tracing the careers and achievements of comediennes from the past half century challenges opinions about why women cannot be effective comedic entertainers and includes coverage of celebrities ranging from Joan Rivers and Lily Tomlin to Mary Tyler Moore and Tina Fey. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 792.76 K79w Adult books Checked out Jun 25, 2024 Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 792.76 K79w Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList

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