Comedy at the Edge: How Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America

by Richard Zoglin • 2008

A lighthearted survey of stand-up comedy in the 1970s draws on meticulous interviews to cite the contributions of celebrity comics, from George Carlin and Richard Pryor to Robin Williams and Andy Kaufman, in an account that also evaluates the roles played by such comedy clubs as Catch a Rising Star, the Improv, and the Comedy Store.