![]() ![]() Bologna.’ ”)īoston arises repeatedly as a talent incubator. (“ ‘Is it like sliced steak?’ ‘No, no, no. Lois Bromfield, who wrote for the smash sitcom “Roseanne,” captures the absurdity of having privileged Harvard graduates on the writing staff of the blue-collar show when she remembers having to explain to one of them what “lunch meat” is. One contributor recalls a cash-strapped Elayne Boosler writing dozens of jokes on a legal pad each day to sell to Dial-a-Joke. Beyond that, however, Kohen doesn’t miss much, from the comedy-club boom of the 1980s to the “alternative” showcases that arose in the ’90s and the mixed blessings of YouTube and the recent debate about whether pretty women can be funny.Īs any oral history should, the book particularly shines in its details and anecdotes. ![]() Though Diller and Rivers are rightly credited as the primary pathfinders for women on the stand-up stage, it might have been instructive to take a quick look at a few of the performers who preceded them - Fanny Brice, Moms Mabley, Minnie Pearl. Yael Kohen guides readers through comedy history. ![]()
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