Who Stole the Funny?: A Novel of Hollywood Paperback - 2007
by Robby Benson
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A Hollywood insider draws from his four decades of experience to create a scathingly brilliant and satirical birds-eye view of life behind the scenes in comedy television.
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- Title Who Stole the Funny?: A Novel of Hollywood
- Author Robby Benson
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition New
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher It Books, New York
- Date 2007-08-28
- Features Annotated, Glossary, Price on Product - Canadian
- Bookseller's Inventory # A9780061245008
- ISBN 9780061245008 / 0061245003
- Weight 0.72 lbs (0.33 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.38 x 0.92 in (20.32 x 13.67 x 2.34 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Southern California
- Cultural Region: Western U.S.
- Cultural Region: West Coast
- Geographic Orientation: California
- Locality: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Humorous fiction, Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007299588
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
A wickedly delicious roman–a–clef about the making of a sitcom called My Urban Buddies (aka Friends), this satirical romp answers the question for those who ever wondered what went on behind the scenes in the production of their favorite sit–com. Robby Benson can tell you, and does, in the novel WHO STOLE THE FUNNY, in which programmed–for–success director J.T. Baker has to bring an up–and–coming sitcom to fruition after its initial director shoots himself in the head with a nail gun. Thoughtfully annotated with helpful and enlightening Hollywood glossary terms, ("Creative–type director: One who has no hope of working in this town again"; "Eccentric: Affecting a style of dress, coiffure, speech, mannerisms, etc. carefully calculated to give the impression of creative credibility") WHO STOLE THE FUNNY takes place in an exaggerated world of crazy writers, backstabbing directors, foul–mouthed everyone–elses and hardcore cynics.With fast–paced scenes, hilarious dialogue and the ridiculous inner monologues behind them, WHO STOLE THE FUNNY will make you think twice about what's going on behind every innocuous group of urban roommates you've ever fallen for on TGIF.
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Citations
- Kirkus Reviews, 07/01/2007, Page 619
- People Weekly, 09/03/2007, Page 59
- Publishers Weekly, 06/18/2007, Page 34
