{"product_id":"first-lady-of-laughs-9781479818150","title":"First Lady of Laughs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore \u003ci\u003eHacks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel\u003c\/i\u003e, there was the comedienne who started it all\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Lady of Laughs\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Jean Carroll, the first Jewish woman to become a star in the field we now call stand-up comedy. Though rarely mentioned among the pantheon of early stand-up comics such as Henny Youngman and Lenny Bruce, Jean Carroll rivaled or even outshone the male counterparts of her heyday, playing more major theaters than any other comedian of her period. In addition to releasing a hit comedy album, \u003ci\u003eGirl in a Hot Steam Bath\u003c\/i\u003e, and briefly starring in her own sitcom on ABC, she also made twenty-nine appearances on \u003ci\u003eThe Ed Sullivan Show\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eCarroll made enduring changes to the genre of stand-up comedy, carving space for women and modeling a new form of Jewish femininity with her glamorous, acculturated, but still recognizably Jewish persona. She innovated a newly conversational, intimate style of stand-up, which is now recog\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409060471127,"sku":"9781479818150","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781479818150.jpg?v=1730505289","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/first-lady-of-laughs-9781479818150","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}