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050 00 $aPN1992.8.T3$bM33 2015
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100 1 $aMacks, Jon.
245 10 $aMonologue :$bwhat makes America laugh before bed /$cJon Macks.
264 1 $aNew York :$bBlue Rider Press,$c[2015]
300 $a226 pages ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Ever since Johnny Carson first popularized the late-night talk show in 1962 with The Tonight Show, the eleven p.m. to two a.m. comedy time slot on network television has remained an indelible part of our national culture. More than six popular late-night shows air every night of the week, and with recent major shake-ups in the industry, late-night television has never been more relevant to our public consciousness than it is today. Jon Macks, a veteran writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, takes us behind the scenes of this world for an in-depth, colorful look at what really makes these hosts the arbiters of public opinion. From the opening monologue--what's funny, what's dangerous, what's untouchable--to the best vs. worst guests, Macks covers the landscape of late-night comedy and punctuates the narrative with hysterical personal anecdotes, shining the spotlight on some of the very best late night jokes, and drawing from more than half a million of his own jokes written over the span of twenty years. With an insider's expertise and a laugh-out-loud voice, Macks explains how late-night TV redefines the news and events of any given day, reshapes public opinion, and even creates our national zeitgeist"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aTelevision talk shows$zUnited States.
600 10 $aMacks, Jon.
650 0 $aTelevision comedy writers$zUnited States$vBiography.
650 7 $aHUMOR / Topic / Business & Professional.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$u9780399171666.jpg