Angry optimist the life and times of Jon Stewart
The author charts Jon Stewart's unlikely rise to political stardom, from his early stand-up days and the short-lived but acclaimed The Jon Stewart Show. Drawing on interviews with current and former colleagues, she reveals how things work behind the scenes at The Daily Show.
| Main Author: | Rogak, Lisa, 1962- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press,
2014.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
The author charts Jon Stewart's unlikely rise to political stardom, from his early stand-up days and the short-lived but acclaimed The Jon Stewart Show. Drawing on interviews with current and former colleagues, she reveals how things work behind the scenes at The Daily Show. |
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| Physical Description: |
273 pages : portraits ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (page [229]-261) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781250014443 (hardcover) 1250014441 (hardcover) |
| Author Notes: |
LISA ROGAK is the author of more than forty books, including the biographies And Nothing but the Truthiness: The Rise (and Further Rise) of Stephen Colbert and the Edgar- and Anthony-nominated Haunted Heart: The Life and Times of Stephen King . She is the editor of the New York Times bestselling book Barack Obama: In His Own Words . |