Beyond a Joke: Inside the Dark World of Stand-Up Comedy

by Bruce Dessau

Book Overview

Beyond a Joke is a celebration of comedy - one of the modern world's most dominant and compelling art forms - but it is also the story of comedy's dark side, homing in on the scandals that have surrounded some of light entertainment's biggest stars, and telling it as it is, featuring insight from one who was there at the time.

While Beyond a Joke explores the extremes of this world it also addresses another question. Are comedians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099558270
• ISBN13: 9780099558279
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Arrow
• Length: 285 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"