The History of Stand-Up: From Mark Twain to Dave Chappelle

Praise for The History of Stand-Up "Packs so much in such a slim book. Smart and deeply researched. Should be required reading for comedy types. Really terrific." -xa0Jason Zinoman, comedy critic Thexa0New York Times "Wayne Federman knows more about the history of stand-up than anyone I've ever known." -xa0Jesse David Fox, senior editor Vulture "If you love comedy - buy The History of Stand-Up ." -xa0Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, NETFLIX "If you're interested in stand-up history, Wayne Federman is your man. And this is thexa0book . Immaculately researched." - Judd Apatow " The History of Stand-Up is a fantastic book.xa0A great read.xa0" - Jimmy Fallon, host ofxa0NBC's Tonight Show "Highly recommended. It's fascinating from beginning to end." -xa0Dana Gould "Wayne Federman's History of Stand-Up is the ideal primer for anyone who wishes to understand how the art form camexa0to be." - Kliph Nesteroff, author of The Comedians "Extremely extensive and interesting history of stand-up comedy that trances the evolution of this art form since pre-vaudeville times." - NPR National Public Radio "The History of Stand-Up is an absolute treasure. A very special book that's a must buy for stand-up comedy fans." -xa0John Fugelsang - Sirius Radio "For stand-up comedians, wanna be stand-up comedians and fans of stand-up comedy. This book is an entertaining and educational tour of the art form from Minstrel Shows to Zoom.xa0Highly recommend. " - xa0James P. Connolly, The Bob and Tom Show "This book has it all. Absolutely riveting chronicle of stand-up's history. It's incredible how he tied the whole story together." -xa0Patton Oswaltxa0u200bu200bu200bu200bu200bu200b "Wayne Federman makes connections between the way things were in comedy and how they came to be the way they are today." - Forbes Magazine "A fascinating, and important, chronicle of stand-up comedy's evolution. It masterfully connectsxa0the dots from the vaudeville era to the Netflix generation." -xa0Journey Gunderson, Executive Director of Thexa0National Comedyxa0Center "Drawing on his immense knowledge of the subject,xa0Federman traces the evolution of the art form, from its pioneering pre-vaudeville practitioners to contemporary comedians. Absorbing and highly detailed read." - 48 Hills "A wonderful history of stand-up comedians, from Artemus Ward to Richard Pryor." -xa0KCRW 89.9 "An instant classic." -xa0Jeff Umbro, CEO Podglomerate Wayne Federman is an Emmy-nominated stand-up, actor, author, producer, and professor. He has appeared in numerous television shows and films including Curb Your Enthusiasm,xa0Silicon Valley,xa0Step Brothers, Knocked Up,xa0The X-Files, and Legally Blond e.xa0Federman co-produced the Emmy-winning documentary The Zen Diaries of Garryxa0Shandling and is currently co-producing a George Carlin documentary for HBO. He is axa0tenured, adjunct professor of stand-up comedy history and performance at USC.