DAN TESSITORE

The first half: Comedians migrate to Los Angeles, in particular the Comedy Store, in the early to mid-70's. Hilarity ensues. The second half: Everything goes to shit.

If you do comedy, you will come away from this book with a pretty good idea of how the comedy club business came into existence and why it is the way it is - good and bad. Without giving anything away, everything you like and dislike about the business of stand-up may have its origin in a comment Jay Leno made in a diner.