THE STAND-UP COMEDY FESTIVAL

About the Book

This book is a fictional account of a stand-up comedy festival, organized and hosted by the legendary Ed Sullivan of “Toast of the Town” fame. Although the event itself is make-believe, all the characters, 200 of America's greatest comedians and comediennes, are real. More than 50 of them will step up to the microphone to deliver their one liners. Among the performers are Fred Allen, Roseanne Barr, Milton Berle, George Burns, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Billy Crystal, Ellen DeGeneris, Jimmy Durante, Whoopi Goldberg, Alan King, Jay Leno, Moms Mabely, Jack Paar, Joan Rivers, Jerry Seinfeld, Henny Youngman, and thirty-five other legendary comics. The five chapters are titled (1) The Art of Stand-up Comedy (2) Birth of an Idea (3) The Red Carpet (4) The Host (Ed Sullivan) and (5) The Performers. Laugh along with Ed Sullivan and the audience at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, especially at the adlibs from non-performing comics in the audience.

About the Author

The author, Aubrey J. Sher, Ph.D., has published nineteen books spanning a period of twenty years. His books reflect several genres including history, mystery, international intrigue, music, memoir, and poetry. When asked about the books he enjoyed writing the most, he replied that his favorites were “Knights in Shining Armor-In Love and War,” a novel based upon his experiences during the Korean War as a combat infantry officer; “Web of Intrigue,” an international thriller, and “Romulus and Remus: The Imperfect Murders,” with its setting on a college campus in southern California Dr. Sher served as Superintendent of Schools in New Jersey for most of his professional career and currently is involved as an Educational Consultant.