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

Wayne Federman

Today’s top stand-up comedians sell out arenas, generate millions of dollars, tour the world, and help shape our social discourse. So, how did this all happen? The History of Stand-Up chronicles the evolution of this American art form – from its earliest pre-vaudeville practitioners like Artemus War...

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Monday Morning Podcast

Bill references a book about stand-up comedy history, likely to get information about Frank Faye, and that he was considered the first stand-up comedian.

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I remember reading in that history of stand-up book that the guy fucking he was actually and this was a thing too because they never showed this in movies that there was like a a it was a minority of...

— Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcas...

Episode: Thursday Afternoon Monday Morning Podcast 11-14-19

Bill references a book about stand-up comedy history, likely to get information about Frank Faye, and that he was considered the first stand-up comedian.

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I remember reading in that history of stand-up book that the guy fucking he was actually and this was a thing too because they never showed this in movies that there was like a a it was a minority of people a it was a minority but it was a large minority or so I don't know You know what I shouldn't even say that there was a lot of people that were pro-fascism that lived in America during World War two I didn't know that Okay I don't know a lot of things Okay so one night they want to have a rally After the fucking war ended they wanted to have a fucking rally I believe it was after the war ended the fascist and They needed a big name to get to sell tickets They had it at the original Madison Square Garden I believe I'm just saying this from fucking my bad memory So they had a night called the friends of Frank Fay Let me look this up here they had the friends of Frank Fay and this fucking idiot went down and he hosted the thing and You know that was there goes that career

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