Contagious Laughter

Welcome back for another episode of Nick’s Non-fiction with your host Nick Muniz! Jokes change from generation to generation, but the experience of the comedian transcends the ages: the drive, jealousy, heartbreak, and triumph. From the Marx Brothers to Milton Berle to George Carlin to Eddie Murphy to Louis CK—comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff brings to life a century’s worth of rebels and groundbreakers, mainstream heroes and counterculture iconoclasts, forgotten stars and workaday plodders in this essential history of American comedy. Subscribe, Share, Mobile Links and Time-stamps below! 0:01:30 Introduction 0:05:55 About the Author 0:08:20 Ch1: Vaudeville Comedians 0:18:45 Ch2: Radio 0:25:25 Ch3: Night Clubs 0:31:50 Ch4: Television 0:38:10 Ch5: Las Vegas 0:41:40 Ch6: Standup’s Great Change 0:48:30 Ch7: Percolation of the Mid 60s 0:53:10 Ch8: Hippie Madness 0:57:30 Ch9: 1970s & First Comedy Clubs 1:02:25 Ch10: The Standup Comedy Boom 1:08:50 Ch11: 1990s 1:10:50 Ch12: The New Millennium 1:14:50 Next Tim