I'm Dying Up Here by William Knoedelseder
In the mid-1970s, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Andy Kaufman, Richard Lewis, Robin Williams, Elayne Boosler, Tom Dreesen, and several hundred other shameless showoffs and incorrigible cutups from all across the country migrated en masse to Los Angeles, the new home of Johnny Carson's Tonight Show . There, in a late-night world of sex, drugs, dreams and laughter, they created an artistic community unlike any before or since. It was Comedy Camelot,but it couldn't last. William Knoedelseder, then a cub reporter covering the scene for the Los Angeles Times , was there when the comedians,who were not paid for performing,tried to change the system and incidentally tore apart their own close-knit community. In I'm Dying Up Here he tells the whole story of that golden age, of the strike that ended it, and of how those days still resonate in the lives of those who were there.
William Knoedelseder is the author of Stiffed: A True Story of MCA, The Music Business, and the Mafia, and In Eddie's Name. He lives near Los Angeles, California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781586488963 |
| ISBN 10 | 1586488961 |
| Title | I'm Dying Up Here |
| Author | William Knoedelseder |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Publicaffairs |
| Year published | 2010-07-27 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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