Theatre inNew York City. This solo style was honed further in the resorts of theCatskill Mountainsregion ofNew Yorkin the 1930s and ’40s. The predominantly Jewish comedians of the so-calledBorscht Beltdeveloped abrashgag-filledmonologuestyle that played on familiar comic tropes—the bossy mother...
Growing up, north of Chicago, in Wilmette, Illinois, what interest—and talent—Larry lacked in sports, he made up for with a passion for the stand up comedians, and characters from movies and television, of the 60s, 70s and 80s. While most kids wanted to knock a baseball out of the ...
comedians—among themRichard Lewis,Freddie Prinze,Elayne Boosler (one of the few women in a largely male-dominated crowd), and laterJerry Seinfeld—developed anintimate“observational” style, less interested in sociopolitical commentary than in chronicling the trials of everyday urban life, dealing ...