Glen David Gold
I was enrapt, argumentative, gobsmacked, amused and ready to rethink what I know about American film comedy. Crack this book open, and let the debateand the flying piesbegin. (Glen David Gold, author, Carter Beats the Devil and Sunnyside)
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"Entertaining reading." Booklist
“Conventional wisdom holds that analyzing comedy is a thankless taskwho’s to say what’s funny, and why kill the fun of it?but Saul Austerlitz’s wide-ranging survey of American film comedy is both illuminating and hugely enjoyable. With its sharp insights and vivid biographical sketches, it’s first-rate film criticism and a terrific resource to boot.” Dennis Lim, editor, The Village Voice Film Guide
"I was enrapt, argumentative, gobsmacked, amused and ready to rethink what I know about American film comedy. Crack this book open, and let the debateand the flying piesbegin." Glen David Gold, author, Carter Beats the Devil and Sunnyside
"Comprehensive yet reader-friendly account." LAWeekly.com
"A sprawling but incisive biography of film comedy history." North County Times
"Entertaining and amusing . . . this book truly highlights the best of the genre." COEDMagazine.com
"Clever and well-researched." Library Journal Xpress Reviews
"Sharp, scholarly." AmericanProfile.com