The Letter man : (Record no. 4094)
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| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9789787943380 |
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| ISBN | 00 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 791.4502/8092 |
| MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Musikilu Mojeed |
| TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Letter man : |
| EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | First edition. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 466 |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 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. |
| SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | 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. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Television personalities |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Comedians |
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| Topical Term | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY |
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| Topical Term | PERFORMING ARTS |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Comedians. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Television personalities. |
| ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 04/17/2023 | DT515.83.O23 .M65 2022 | 0165548 | Books |
| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 04/17/2023 | DT515.83.O23 .M65 2022 | 0165549 | Books |
| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 04/17/2023 | DT515.83.O23 .M65 2022 | 0165550 | Books |
| Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters). | 04/17/2023 | DT515.83.O23 .M65 2022 | 0165552 | Books |