{"product_id":"im-dying-up-here-heartbreak-and-high-times-in-stand-up-comedys-golden-era-9781610398664","title":"I'm Dying Up Here: Heartbreak and High Times in Stand-Up Comedy's Golden Era","description":"In the mid-1970s, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Andy Kaufman, Richard Lewis, Robin Williams, Elayne Boosler, Tom Dreesen, and several hundred other shameless showoffs and incorrigible cutups from all across the country migrated en masse to Los Angeles, the new home of Johnny Carson's \u003ci\u003eTonight Show\u003c\/i\u003e. There, in a late-night world of sex, drugs, dreams and laughter, they created an artistic community unlike any before or since. It was Comedy Camelot -- but it couldn't last. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e William Knoedelseder, then a cub reporter covering the scene for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, was there when the comedians -- who were not paid for performing -- tried to change the system and incidentally tore apart their own close-knit community. In \u003ci\u003eI'm Dying Up Here\u003c\/i\u003e he tells the whole story of that golden age, of the strike that ended it, and of how those days still resonate in the lives of those who were there.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William K. Knoedelseder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610398664","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45011350847625,"sku":"9781610398664","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_4117768d-addd-4fbe-8fe6-92b56e09a1c7.jpg?v=1764744352","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/im-dying-up-here-heartbreak-and-high-times-in-stand-up-comedys-golden-era-9781610398664","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}