NPR Laughter Therapy: Funny for a Living

NPR Laughter Therapy: Funny for a Living

by NPR

Narrated by Ophira Eisenberg

Unabridged — 3 hours, 23 minutes

NPR Laughter Therapy: Funny for a Living

NPR Laughter Therapy: Funny for a Living

by NPR

Narrated by Ophira Eisenberg

Unabridged — 3 hours, 23 minutes

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Overview

This extended session of Laughter Therapy explores the history of all things funny, presenting a cornucopia of comedy from the pioneers of vaudeville and the silent film era, to the wildly creative innovators that transformed television in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, to the modern practitioners that continue to bend the boundaries of comedy today. Chronically serious? Prepare to be cured by this collection of revealing profiles and interviews with some of the funniest personalities ever.

Featuring
Charlie Chaplin
Buster Keaton
Groucho Marx
Sid Caesar
Ernie Kovacs
Bob and Ray
Imogene Coca
Mel Brooks
Carl Reiner
Bob Newhart
Jonathan Winters
Bill Cosby
Phyllis Diller
Joan Rivers
Jerry Seinfeld
Conan O'Brien
Amy Poehler
Margaret Cho
Jim Gaffigan
Sarah Silverman


Editorial Reviews

DECEMBER 2014 - AudioFile

This radio program offers an audio history of comedians from yesteryear to the present day, through a series of interviews by various NPR reporters. The production is tied together by host Ophira Eisenberg, who creates a smooth transition between each interview. The program is dryly humorous, mainly talking about the inner workings of the comedians’ comedy, with a few short sound clips of their acts interspersed. The history begins in the 1950s, with interviews of authors who wrote about such comedians as Charlie Chaplin and Groucho Marx. The later interviews with actual comedians, such as Carl Reiner and Jim Gaffigan, are more engaging. Some of the comedians listed as being featured actually give only a single comment about another comic. M.M.G. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID: 2940171734169
Publisher: HighBridge Company
Publication date: 09/09/2014
Series: NPR Laughter Therapy
Edition description: Unabridged
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