Because It's Funny!: The Plays of Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore
Get in the Car, Jane chronicled the many sit-coms that Billy and the late Jane Milmore created and produced for television. In Because It's Funny, Billy shares his recollections and insight of their 46 year writing/acting/producing partnership and the creation of their wildly successful catalog of 25 theatrical plays.

"These two people are a riot! Direct descendants of the Masters of the Madcap — Groucho and Lucy and even The Stooges — Billy and Jane brought farce to theater comedy in a way no others of their generation dared." Robert Strauss, critic, New York Times

Follow their comedy adventure of literary talent and luck that begins with a Smith Corona typewriter smuggled onto a studio movie set and over the decades grows into thousands and thousands of productions entertaining audiences worldwide.

Traveling along on this journey of laughter are the multi-talented NJ cast of comedians that premiered each and every play, and through the years and performances coalesce into an ensemble company and artistic family.

Funny and always thoughtful, this is a must read for theater fans everywhere, and especially for those who have ever been involved in community theater! Why? Because It's Funny!
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Because It's Funny!: The Plays of Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore
Get in the Car, Jane chronicled the many sit-coms that Billy and the late Jane Milmore created and produced for television. In Because It's Funny, Billy shares his recollections and insight of their 46 year writing/acting/producing partnership and the creation of their wildly successful catalog of 25 theatrical plays.

"These two people are a riot! Direct descendants of the Masters of the Madcap — Groucho and Lucy and even The Stooges — Billy and Jane brought farce to theater comedy in a way no others of their generation dared." Robert Strauss, critic, New York Times

Follow their comedy adventure of literary talent and luck that begins with a Smith Corona typewriter smuggled onto a studio movie set and over the decades grows into thousands and thousands of productions entertaining audiences worldwide.

Traveling along on this journey of laughter are the multi-talented NJ cast of comedians that premiered each and every play, and through the years and performances coalesce into an ensemble company and artistic family.

Funny and always thoughtful, this is a must read for theater fans everywhere, and especially for those who have ever been involved in community theater! Why? Because It's Funny!
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Because It's Funny!: The Plays of Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore

Because It's Funny!: The Plays of Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore

by Billy Van Zandt
Because It's Funny!: The Plays of Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore

Because It's Funny!: The Plays of Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore

by Billy Van Zandt

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Get in the Car, Jane chronicled the many sit-coms that Billy and the late Jane Milmore created and produced for television. In Because It's Funny, Billy shares his recollections and insight of their 46 year writing/acting/producing partnership and the creation of their wildly successful catalog of 25 theatrical plays.

"These two people are a riot! Direct descendants of the Masters of the Madcap — Groucho and Lucy and even The Stooges — Billy and Jane brought farce to theater comedy in a way no others of their generation dared." Robert Strauss, critic, New York Times

Follow their comedy adventure of literary talent and luck that begins with a Smith Corona typewriter smuggled onto a studio movie set and over the decades grows into thousands and thousands of productions entertaining audiences worldwide.

Traveling along on this journey of laughter are the multi-talented NJ cast of comedians that premiered each and every play, and through the years and performances coalesce into an ensemble company and artistic family.

Funny and always thoughtful, this is a must read for theater fans everywhere, and especially for those who have ever been involved in community theater! Why? Because It's Funny!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781734401769
Publisher: Van Zandt Milmore Productions
Publication date: 11/18/2024
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

BILLY VAN ZANDT is the best-selling author of Get in the Car, Jane (Adventures in the TV Wasteland) - #1 on Amazon “for a minute and a half.” Together with long-time partner Jane Milmore he’s written 25 plays that have been produced Off-Broadway and around the world in thousands of productions. For his work in television, he received an Emmy nomination, as well as People’s Choice, Prism, and NAACP Image Awards for his many TV shows. As an actor he’s worked with Lucille Ball, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, Don Rickles, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bob Newhart, Richard Lewis, Martin Lawrence, the Wayans Bros., Jean Smart, Olympia Dukakis, Karl Malden, Huntz Hall, JoAnne Worley, DL Hughley, Mrs. Maisel, That Girl Lay Lay, a shark named Bruce, and the crew of the USS Enterprise. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Teresa Ganzel (along with Chloe and Bear), when he’s not touring in one of his plays, or visiting the Middletown, New Jersey, street he grew up on - now called “Van Zandt Way.” For more info go to www.vanzandtmilmore.com.
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