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'.one of the most important stories in American popular culture.' - The New York Times From the best-selling author of Fosse, a sweeping yet intimate—and often hilarious—history of a uniquely American art form that has never been more popular. At the height of the McCarthy era, an experimental theater troupe set up shop in a bar near the University of Chicago.
Via word-of-mouth, astonished crowds packed the ad-hoc venue to see its unscripted, interactive, consciousness-raising style. From this unlikely seed grew the Second City, the massively influential comedy theater troupe, and its offshoots—the Groundlings, Upright Citizens Brigade, SNL, and a slew of others. Sam Wasson charts the meteoric rise of improv in this richly reported, scene-driven narrative that, like its subject, moves fast and digs deep. He shows us the chance meeting at a train station between Mike Nichols and Elaine May.
We hang out at the after-hours bar Dan Aykroyd opened so that friends like John Belushi, Bill Murray, and Gilda Radner would always have a home. We go behind the scenes of landmark entertainments from The Graduate to Caddyshack, The Forty-Year Old Virgin to The Colbert Report. Along the way, we commune with a host of pioneers—Mike Nichols and Harold Ramis, Dustin Hoffman, Chevy Chase, Steve Carell, Amy Poehler, Alan Arkin, Tina Fey, Judd Apatow, and many more.
With signature verve and nuance, Wasson shows why improv deserves to be considered the great American art form of the last half-century—and the most influential one today. Reviews 'Wasson, author of the stellar biography Fosse, brings his spellbinding prose style to this history of improvisational comedy, which, to mention just one of the book’s many surprises, has only been around for about 70 years.There’s a natural flow to the author’s writing—a conversational tone and a way of capturing our interest—that transforms what could have been a dry recitation of people, places, and facts into a compelling, absolutely unputdownable story.And, in case you’re wondering, yes, the book is funny. In places, very funny. A remarkable story, magnificently told.'
— Booklist starred review 'Wasson makes a thoroughly entertaining case that improvisational comedy has 'replaced jazz as America’s most popular art' and represents the best of democracy. Improv was a product of the McCarthy era and came of age quickly with an energetic, ambitious cast of characters. Wasson brilliantly weaves together the disparate strands.In the spirit of an improv performer, he takes care to never let the stars take over the show.' — Publishers Weekly starred review 'Wasson masters the art of the monograph by locating a sharp argument within a sweeping, messy, compelling history. Improv is the definitive American art form, he asserts, discovered and developed by 'young, mostly middle-class amateurs' negotiating methods of collaboration. The creative process is like democracy in action.Wasson's dizzying style drives the point home.He never gives a player short shrift and his conversational tone captivates.
— Entertainment Weekly '.sweeping and highly entertaining. Improv Nation chronicles the trajectories of such well known names as John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Robin Williams, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Martin Short, Adam McKay, Christopher Guest, John Candy, Judd Apatow, Kristen Wiig, and much of the rest of American comedy’s Sgt. Pepper cover.'
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— Elle Magazine 'A refreshing look at the ways in which comedians, artists, writers, and actors started getting involved in improvisation.Wasson takes readers on a journey through a genre that 'was invented, in America, by young, mostly middle-class amateurs, performers, and producers who, in the true spirit of the form, were making it up as they went along'.an entertaining book, recommended for aspiring comedians who want to historicize their practice.'