{"product_id":"fred-allens-radio-comedy-9780877227137","title":"Fred Allens Radio Comedy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeveral decades after his death and more than forty years since his radio program left the air, Fred Allen's reputation as a respected humorist remains intact. This book explores the roots of his comedy, the themes it exploited, the problems and challenges that faced the radio comedy writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A notable example of radio at its best.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBack Stage\/SHOOT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Fred was one of the greatest of vaudeville and radio comedians. Anyone even casually concerned with the state of American humor will be well advised to give his work, as Mr. Havig presents it, careful study.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eSteve Allen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Alan Havig has done an intelligent, careful and exhaustive research job.  This is a well-written, solid performance-biography.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJ. Fred MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e, Curator of the Museum of Broadcast Communication, Chicago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  Illustrations  1. An Introduction  2. The World of a Smalltimer, 1894-1932  3. The Fred Allen Shows, 1933-1949  4. Creating Radio Comedy  5. Fred Allen and Radio Censorship  6. Fred Allen's Comedy of Language  7. Fred Allen, Satirist  8. Allen's Alley, 1942-1949  9. An Epilogue  Appendix: The Complex World of Network Radio  Notes  Index","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406434738519,"sku":"9780877227137","price":50.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/fred-allens-radio-comedy-9780877227137","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}