Madeleine Smithberg: Finding the Funny, Kartoniert / Broschiert

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Madeleine Smithberg, co-creator and original executive producer of The Daily Show, takes readers on a VIP backstage tour as she relives some of the most seminal moments in late-night comedy.

For more than four decades, Madeleine Smithberg helped shape the world of late-night comedy from behind the scenes. A three-time Peabody Award winner and Emmy-winning producer, she was instrumental in some of television's most influential late-night comedy programs. From producing outrageous segments for Late Night with David Letterman to helping create and build the originalDaily Show , she shares the triumphs, disasters, and unexpected lessons behind some of television's most memorable moments.

Warm, candid, and laugh-out-loud funny, Finding the Funny is both a backstage pass to the evolution of modern comedy and the story of a trailblazing woman who built a remarkable career. Part memoir, part comedy history, and part master class in creative risk-taking, it is an entertaining and inspiring look at what it really takes to find the funny.