Comedy book: how comedy conquered culture - and the magic that makes it work

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One of NPR’s Best Books of 2023. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Comedy Book is not the definitive history of the past three-plus decades. It’s Fox’s history, and better for it.” — The New York Times Book Review From a beloved comedy critic, a wisecracking, heartfelt, and overdue chronicle of comedy’s boom—and its magic.

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