More than just gags and giggles, comedy is a powerful force, reflecting our hopes and fears, helping us understand social and political changes, and creating a shared national culture. In this book, historians from the Smithsonian Institution and National Comedy Center tell the stories of the comedians, performances, and provocations that have shaped American history.
More than just gags and giggles, comedy is a powerful force, reflecting our hopes and fears, helping us understand social and political changes, and creating a shared national culture. In this book, historians from the Smithsonian Institution and National Comedy Center tell the stories of the comedians, performances, and provocations that have shaped American history.
LAURA LAPLACA is the founding director of the National Comedy Center’s archive in Jamestown, New York, the United States’ congressionally-designated home for the preservation of comedy history. She holds a PhD from Northwestern University and has published, taught, and presented about American popular culture for over 15 years. RYAN LINTELMAN is the curator of entertainment at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History and is one of the curators of the landmark exhibition Entertainment Nation. He contributed essays to Smithsonian Books’ Entertainment Nation (2022) and Smithsonian Civil War: Inside the National Collection (2013).
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Contents Foreword by Mel Brooks Director’s Note by Journey Gunderson, National Comedy Center Director’s Note by Anthea Hartig, National Museum of American History
Introduction
Chapter 1: Comedy Shapes How We See Each Other Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby Pipps Among the Wide Awakes Bret Harte Hari Kondabolu Vaudeville Andy Bumatai Marx Brothers Blackface minstrelsy Brownface/brownvoice Amos ‘n’ Andy Comedy albums The Beverly Hillbillies Phyllis Diller Bob Hope Martha Raye Tootsie and 9 to 5 Ellen and Will & Grace
Chapter 2: Comedy Creates American Identity Mark Twain Will Rogers W. C. Fields Charlie Chaplin Buster Keaton Harold Lloyd Bert Williams Cartoon Comedy Comedy Duos Burns & Allen Nichols & May Butterbeans & Susie Bob & Ray Stiller & Meara Martin & Lewis Patsy Kelly & Thelma Todd Laurel & Hardy Abbott & Costello Smith & Dale Bert & Ernie Minnie Pearl Bob Newhart Saturday Night Live In Living Color Happy Days Cheech & Chong The Tonight Show The Muppets Carol Burnett Comedy Films Seinfeld
Chapter 3: Comedy Provokes Conversations Mae West Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Lenny Bruce Rusty Warren Moms Mabley Joan Rivers The Smothers Brothers and Laugh-In Lily Tomlin Pat Paulsen Dick Gregory Richard Pryor Charlie Hill All in the Family George Carlin M*A*S*H Chico and the Man The Daily Show Sex in the City, Mary Tyler Moore, and That Girl
Chapter 4: Comedy Breaks the Mold Broadway comedy Avenue Q Kinky Boots Abie’s Irish Rose Neil Simon Harvey Fierstein Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Jack Benny Allan Sherman Lyrical Laughter – Comedy songs Stand-up/comedy clubs Ernie Kovacs Your Show of Shows The Dick Van Dyke Show Improv The Harlem Globetrotters Andy Kaufman America’s Funniest Home Videos to YouTube Margaret Cho The Big Bang Theory and The Guild Latinx comedy Traumedy and folk humor
Chapter 5: Comedy Brings Family Together American Dream Supernatural Sitcoms Blended Families Good Times and The Jeffersons Latinx Family Sitcoms The Simpsons Ali Wong
Conclusion, Laura LaPlaca, National Comedy Center Conclusion, Ryan Lintelman, National Museum of American History Acknowledgments Notes Notes on Contributors Index
Contents Foreword by Mel Brooks Director’s Note by Journey Gunderson, National Comedy Center Director’s Note by Anthea Hartig, National Museum of American History
Introduction
Chapter 1: Comedy Shapes How We See Each Other Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby Pipps Among the Wide Awakes Bret Harte Hari Kondabolu Vaudeville Andy Bumatai Marx Brothers Blackface minstrelsy Brownface/brownvoice Amos ‘n’ Andy Comedy albums The Beverly Hillbillies Phyllis Diller Bob Hope Martha Raye Tootsie and 9 to 5 Ellen and Will & Grace
Chapter 2: Comedy Creates American Identity Mark Twain Will Rogers W. C. Fields Charlie Chaplin Buster Keaton Harold Lloyd Bert Williams Cartoon Comedy Comedy Duos Burns & Allen Nichols & May Butterbeans & Susie Bob & Ray Stiller & Meara Martin & Lewis Patsy Kelly & Thelma Todd Laurel & Hardy Abbott & Costello Smith & Dale Bert & Ernie Minnie Pearl Bob Newhart Saturday Night Live In Living Color Happy Days Cheech & Chong The Tonight Show The Muppets Carol Burnett Comedy Films Seinfeld
Chapter 3: Comedy Provokes Conversations Mae West Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Lenny Bruce Rusty Warren Moms Mabley Joan Rivers The Smothers Brothers and Laugh-In Lily Tomlin Pat Paulsen Dick Gregory Richard Pryor Charlie Hill All in the Family George Carlin M*A*S*H Chico and the Man The Daily Show Sex in the City, Mary Tyler Moore, and That Girl
Chapter 4: Comedy Breaks the Mold Broadway comedy Avenue Q Kinky Boots Abie’s Irish Rose Neil Simon Harvey Fierstein Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Jack Benny Allan Sherman Lyrical Laughter – Comedy songs Stand-up/comedy clubs Ernie Kovacs Your Show of Shows The Dick Van Dyke Show Improv The Harlem Globetrotters Andy Kaufman America’s Funniest Home Videos to YouTube Margaret Cho The Big Bang Theory and The Guild Latinx comedy Traumedy and folk humor
Chapter 5: Comedy Brings Family Together American Dream Supernatural Sitcoms Blended Families Good Times and The Jeffersons Latinx Family Sitcoms The Simpsons Ali Wong
Conclusion, Laura LaPlaca, National Comedy Center Conclusion, Ryan Lintelman, National Museum of American History Acknowledgments Notes Notes on Contributors Index
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