Other than Mark Twain and Will Rogers, that is. Although I do agree, the confluence of the Borscht Belt with the rise of television certainly revolutionized American pop comedy for nearly a century.
Key word being “modern”.
By which I meant a lone comedian on a stage with a stool and a microphone.
Twain is fantastic; literally my favorite English author.
But not what I was imperfectly referring to.
Key word being “modern”.
By which I meant a lone comedian on a stage with a stool and a microphone.
Twain is fantastic; literally my favorite English author.
But not what I was imperfectly referring to.