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03638aam a2200577 i 4500 001 23B396D0B18111ECB5BF500951ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220401010114 008 210320s2022 nyuf e b 001 0ceng 010 $a 2021013200 020 $a 1984899279 020 $a 9781984899279 020 $a 0385545789 020 $a 9780385545785 035 $a (OCoLC)1243027375 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d BDX $d YDX $d ZGX $d OCLCO $d OI6 $d IOU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Levy, Shawn, $e author. 245 10 $a In on the joke : $b the original queens of standup comedy / $c Shawn Levy. 246 30 $a Original queens of standup comedy 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York : $b Doubleday, $c [2022] 300 $a xii, 383 pages. 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b black and white illustrations ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- The philosopher -- The pro -- The sunflower -- The bawds -- The pottymouth -- The liberator -- The positive thinker -- The perfectionist -- The songbird -- The scrapper -- Conclusion. 520 $a "Today, women are ascendant in standup comedy, even preeminent. They make headlines, fill arenas, spawn blockbuster movies. But before Amy Schumer slayed, Tiffany Haddish killed, and Ali Wong drew roars, the very idea of a female comedian seemed, to most of America, like a punchline. And it took a special sort of woman-indeed, a parade of them-to break and remake the mold. In on the Joke is the story of a group of unforgettable women who knocked down the doors of standup comedy so other women could get a shot. It spans decades, from Moms Mabley's rise in Black vaudeville between the World Wars, to the roadhouse ribaldry of Belle Barth and Rusty Warren in the '50s and '60s, to Elaine May's co-invention of improv comedy, to Joan Rivers' and Phyllis Diller's ferocious ascent to mainstream stardom. These women refused to be defined by type and tradition, facing down indifference, puzzlement, nay-saying, and unvarnished hostility. They were discouraged by agents, managers, audiences, critics, fellow performers-even their families. And yet they persevered against the tired notion that women couldn't be funny, making space not only for themselves but for the women who followed them. Meticulously researched and irresistibly drawn, Shawn Levy's group portrait forms a new pantheon of comedy excellence. In on the Joke shows how women broke into the boys' club, offered new ideas of womanhood, and had some laughs along the way"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Women comedians $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Stand-up comedy $z United States $x History. 941 $a 18 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611014059.0 952 $l RUPC135 $d 20231121011901.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20231010032806.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20230418011042.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20221224010019.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20221025012639.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20220909011457.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20220804024920.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20220730010155.0 952 $l FJPC224 $d 20220706010312.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20220630014407.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20220615010118.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20220514010904.0 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20220507011059.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20220507010258.0 952 $l CYPF706 $d 20220507010053.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20220427010125.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220401010751.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=23B396D0B18111ECB5BF500951ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search