{"product_id":"laugh-lines-my-life-helping-funny-people-be-funnier-paperback","title":"Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Zweibel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBilly Crystal\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith his tender, funny memoir of four decades in the business, one of the first writers for \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e traces the history of American comedy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alan Zweibel started his comedy career selling jokes for seven dollars apiece to the last of the Borscht Belt standups. Then one night, despite bombing on stage, he caught the attention of Lorne Michaels and became one of the first writers at \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e, where he penned classic material for Gilda Radner, John Belushi, and all of the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From SNL, he went on to have a hand in a series of landmark shows--from \u003ci\u003eIt's Garry Shandling's Show\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eCurb Your Enthusiasm\u003c\/i\u003e. Throughout the pages of \u003ci\u003eLaugh Lines\u003c\/i\u003e Zweibel weaves together his own stories and interviews with his friends and contemporaries, including Richard Lewis, Eric Idle, Bob Saget, Mike Birbiglia, Sarah Silverman, Judd Apatow, Dave Barry, Carl Reiner, and more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The book also features a charming foreword from Billy Crystal, his friend of forty-five years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In \u003ci\u003eLaugh Lines\u003c\/i\u003e, Zweibel looks back, affectionately and informatively, at a career that began when he was a young deli worker grinding out jokes for old-school borscht belt comedians in his spare time, and that, after his SNL years, included rewarding collaborations with, among others, Garry Shandling, Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Larry David and Dave Barry. . . . Fascinating.\" --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Any comedy fan will thrill to see the contemporary art's invention through the eyes of consummate funny man Alan Zweibel. He takes you behind the velvet rope and makes you weep for all those artists who made us laugh. Screamingly funny--also very moving. A classic.\" --Mary Karr \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Alan Zweibel is legendary among us comedians. He is the man who delivers comedy with an emotional clout that makes him respected and revered.\" --Steve Martin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Zweibel\u003c\/b\u003e is an original \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e writer who has won multiple Emmy, Writers Guild of America, and TV Critics awards for his work in television. His theatrical contributions include his collaboration with Billy Crystal on the Tony Award-winning play \u003ci\u003e700 Sundays\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of several books including the 2006 Thurber Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Other Shulman\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47186040094969,"sku":"9781419735356","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/2_qLCfhTgh9781419735356.webp?v=1783704698","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/laugh-lines-my-life-helping-funny-people-be-funnier-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}