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OverviewIn 1988, a young, mid-level employee named Art Bell pitched a novel concept - a television channel focused 100% on just one thing: comedy - to the chairman of HBO. The station that would soon become Comedy Central, with celebrated programmes like South Park, Chapelle's Show, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report, was born. CONSTANT COMEDY takes readers behind the scenes into the comedy startup on its way to becoming one of the most successful and creative purveyors of popular culture in the United States. From disastrous pitch meetings with comedians to the discovery of talents like Bill Maher and Jon Stewart, this intimate biography peers behind the curtain and reveals what it's really like to work, struggle, and ultimately succeed at the cutting edge of show business. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Art BellPublisher: Ulysses Press Imprint: Ulysses Press Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.299kg ISBN: 9781646044412ISBN 10: 164604441 Pages: 316 Publication Date: 08 December 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationArt Bell is a writer and former television executive known for developing and launching the Comedy Channel (later Comedy Central) while at HBO; and, as president of Court TV, overseeing daily live courtroom coverage and the production of hundreds of hours of original true-crime television series, documentaries, and movies. His memoir Constant Comedy: How I Started Comedy Central and Lost My Sense of Humor, was a finalist in the 2020 Best Book Awards in both the memoir and business categories. Bell has had short stories, nonfiction, and satire published in several journals, including Lowestoft Chronicle, Aethlon: The Journal of Sports Literature, The Ocotillo Review, Fiction Southeast, Castabout Arts and Literature, High Shelf Press, and Writers Read. What She's Hiding is his first novel. Bell lives with his wife, Carrie, in Park City, Utah. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |