Radio interview I did this summer with James Barbour talking about my new book, The Hidden Tools of Comedy.
Bert Lahr was born in New York City on this day in 1895. A star in vaudeville and on Broadway, his career in the movies never really took off–except for this little picture he once was featured in, The Wizard of Oz. Happy Birthday, Bert!
. . . and buys my book, and writes a whole sermon based on the book! How cool/bizarre/unlikely/cool is that? The recording begins in the middle of the first sentence which went something like, “When was the last time you read a good book on the theory of...
This is an interview I gave last year prior to the publication of The Hidden Tools. http://www.blogtalkradio.com/michaelwieseproductions/2012/02/14/steve-kaplan–hidden-tools-of-comedy
2013-01-16 . . . even though by the time this is published, there may not be any bookstores left open. In any event, on July 1, 2013, my book The Hidden Tools of Comedy: The Serious Business of Being Funny will be published by Michael Wiese Productions. Woot...
