Sam Wasson
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xiii, 449 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A history of the uniquely American art form of improv, from its beginnings during the McCarthy Era through the rise of such institutions as Second City, the Groundlings, and the Upright Citizens Brigade and such performers as Tina Fey, Steve Carell, and Bill Murray.
"From the best-selling author of Fosse, a sweeping yet intimate-- and often hilarious-- history of a uniquely American art form that has never been more popular. At the height of the...