The Resource Letterman : the last giant of late night, Jason Zinoman
Letterman : the last giant of late night, Jason Zinoman
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- Summary
- In a career spanning more than thirty years, Letterman redefined the modern talk show with an ironic comic style that transcended traditional television. Yet he is a remote, even reclusive, figure whose career is widely misunderstood. Zinoman goes behind the scenes of Letterman's television career to illuminate the origins of his revolutionary comedy, its overlooked influences, and how his work intersects with and reveals his famously eccentric personality
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 345 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Part I: Education of a talk-show host, 1947-1979. Shock jock ; When David met Merrill
- Part II: The anti-talk show, 1980-1984. The art of stupid ; Not tonight ; The Harvard takeover
- Part III: The archangel of irony, 1984-1987. The founding fathers of late night ; The writer under the stairs ; The Letterman generation ; The two Daves
- Part IV: Writer's block, 1988-1993. Comedy is not pretty! ; Meg and Mom
- Part V: The very big show, 1993-2015. The agony of victory ; The Oscar myth ; Hinky ; More fun than humans should be allowed to have
- Isbn
- 9780062377210
- Label
- Letterman : the last giant of late night
- Title
- Letterman
- Title remainder
- the last giant of late night
- Statement of responsibility
- Jason Zinoman
- Subject
-
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Biographies
- Biographies
- trueBiographies
- Biography
- trueCelebrities -- Biography
- Comedians
- trueComedians -- Biography
- Comedians -- United States -- Biography
- trueLate Show with David Letterman
- trueLetterman, David
- Letterman, David
- Letterman, David
- trueLife stories -- Arts and culture | Performing arts | Entertainers and celebrities
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Television | History & Criticism
- Television personalities
- Television personalities -- United States -- Biography
- trueTelevision talk show hosts and guests
- trueTelevision talk shows
- United States
- trueArts and Entertainment -- Movies and Television
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In a career spanning more than thirty years, Letterman redefined the modern talk show with an ironic comic style that transcended traditional television. Yet he is a remote, even reclusive, figure whose career is widely misunderstood. Zinoman goes behind the scenes of Letterman's television career to illuminate the origins of his revolutionary comedy, its overlooked influences, and how his work intersects with and reveals his famously eccentric personality
- Summary
- A definitive account of the life and career of comedic talk show host David Letterman evaluates how his ironic style transcended traditional television and how his remote and reclusive personality contrasts with his widely misunderstood achievements
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2017
- Biography type
- individual biography
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- 10558764
- Cataloging source
- YDXCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Zinoman, Jason,
- Dewey number
- 791.4502/8092
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN1992.4.L39
- LC item number
- Z56 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Letterman, David
- Television personalities
- Comedians
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- PERFORMING ARTS
- Letterman, David
- Comedians
- Television personalities
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- the last giant of late night
- Label
- Letterman : the last giant of late night, Jason Zinoman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-327) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Education of a talk-show host, 1947-1979. Shock jock ; When David met Merrill -- Part II: The anti-talk show, 1980-1984. The art of stupid ; Not tonight ; The Harvard takeover -- Part III: The archangel of irony, 1984-1987. The founding fathers of late night ; The writer under the stairs ; The Letterman generation ; The two Daves -- Part IV: Writer's block, 1988-1993. Comedy is not pretty! ; Meg and Mom -- Part V: The very big show, 1993-2015. The agony of victory ; The Oscar myth ; Hinky ; More fun than humans should be allowed to have
- Control code
- 20853152
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 345 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062377210
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocn952206999
- (OCoLC)952206999
- Label
- Letterman : the last giant of late night, Jason Zinoman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-327) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Education of a talk-show host, 1947-1979. Shock jock ; When David met Merrill -- Part II: The anti-talk show, 1980-1984. The art of stupid ; Not tonight ; The Harvard takeover -- Part III: The archangel of irony, 1984-1987. The founding fathers of late night ; The writer under the stairs ; The Letterman generation ; The two Daves -- Part IV: Writer's block, 1988-1993. Comedy is not pretty! ; Meg and Mom -- Part V: The very big show, 1993-2015. The agony of victory ; The Oscar myth ; Hinky ; More fun than humans should be allowed to have
- Control code
- 20853152
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 345 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780062377210
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn952206999
- (OCoLC)952206999
Subject
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Biographies
- Biographies
- trueBiographies
- Biography
- trueCelebrities -- Biography
- Comedians
- trueComedians -- Biography
- Comedians -- United States -- Biography
- trueLate Show with David Letterman
- trueLetterman, David
- Letterman, David
- Letterman, David
- trueLife stories -- Arts and culture | Performing arts | Entertainers and celebrities
- PERFORMING ARTS -- Television | History & Criticism
- Television personalities
- Television personalities -- United States -- Biography
- trueTelevision talk show hosts and guests
- trueTelevision talk shows
- United States
- trueArts and Entertainment -- Movies and Television
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