| Chicago Comedy:: A Fairly Serious History Contributor(s): Hicks, Margaret (Author), Napier, Mick (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1609492110 ISBN-13: 9781609492113 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Comedy - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: 792.709 |
| LCCN: 2011009606 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.50 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Famous for being a city of broad shoulders, Chicago has also developed an international reputation for split sides and slapped knees. Watch the Chicago style of comedy evolve from nineteenth-century vaudeville, through the rebellious comics of the '50s an |
Contributor Bio(s): Hicks, Margaret: - Margaret Hicks is a professional tour guide in Chicago who has been giving walking tours in the Loop (like her tour of Old Town offered through the famous Second City Comedy Club) since she completed the Chicago Architecture Foundation's docent program in 2004. She maintains her own website at www.chicagoelevated.com and has had years of experience in the Chicago comedy scene working at improv theaters and stand-up clubs. |