Book · recommended on 1 episode
Seriously Funny
Gerald Nachman ISBN 9780307490728
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Gerald Nachman ISBN 9780307490728
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This book by Gerald Nachman came up once on Tim Ferriss in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Jerry Seinfeld. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
The comedians of the 1950s and 1960s were a totally different breed of relevant, revolutionary performer from any that came before or after, comics whose humor did much more than pry guffaws out of audiences.
“there's a fantastic book about stand up that i read during the virus called seriously funny and the guy he writes only about comedians of the 50s and 60s”— Jerry Seinfeld
The guest here is Jerry Seinfeld: Entertainment icon, stand-up comedian, and co-creator of Seinfeld, the most successful comedy series in TV history. Author of 'Is This Anything' and creator of the web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Jerry Seinfeld breaks down his writing systems, daily routines, gamification, and the brutal craft of surviving stand-up comedy.
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