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One of NPR's Best Books of 2023. A New York Times Book Review Editors'' Choice. Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vulture, Elle, Chicago Tribune, The Millions, and Lit Hub.
Comedy Book changes the way we talk about an art form that is more diverse and exciting than ever before. Seth Meyers
Energetic and wise . . . 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 boomand its magic.
In Comedy Book, Jesse David Foxthe country's most definitive voice in comedy criticism and someone who, in his own words, enjoys comedy maybe more than anyone on this planettackles everything you need to know about comedy, an art form that has been under-considered through