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The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon — book will be held up by Jimmy during the show on September 19, 2017
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Ever hear the one about the aspiring Broadway producer who rented out a recently defunct Vietnamese restaurant in the heart of New York’s theater district and accidentally changed the course of American comedy? It’s no joke—his name is Budd Friedman, and his legendary club helped reshape the stand-up comedy landscape that is still a staple of entertainment today. The Improv is the first-ever an oral history of the most important comedy club in America, emceed by Budd Friedman himself, and featuring in-depth interviews with some of the most important names in comedy—including Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld, Jimmy Fallon, Bill Maher, Richard Lewis, Robert Klein, Larry David, Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Judd Apatow, Al Franken, Paul Reiser, Howie Mandel, Bob Saget, Dick Cavett, Paul Provenza, Drew Carey and many more—telling it like it is about how this game-changing entertainment institution came to be.
The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon — book will be held up by Jimmy during the show on September 19, 2017
On The Town with Michael Riedel on AM970 The Answer — author interview on September 28, 2017
Sirius XM John Fugelsang — author interview on September 29, 2017
Deep Dish Radio — author interview on September 20, 2017
KABC Radio — author interview on September 19, 2017
KTRS (St. Louis, MO) — author interview on September 25, 2017
The Weekend (National) — author interview on September 12, 2017
KLOS-FM (Los Angeles, CA) — author interview on September 10, 2017
Sirius XM John Fugelsang Show — author interview on September 29, 2017
The Weekend Radio Show — author interview on September 12, 2017
Fox Radio “The Tom Shillue Show” — author interview on September 6, 2017
WGN Radio — taped author interview on September 15, 2017
Kickass News — author interview on September 25, 2017
Great Writers Steal — book review on September 26, 2017
LA Weekly — book feature on September 21, 2017
Village Voice — book feature on September 20, 2017
LA Weekly — book mention on September 20, 2017
Interrobang — book feature on September 19, 2017
Paste — book excerpt on September 19, 2017
Jewish Journal — author interview on September 19, 2017
Investor’s Business Daily — author profile on September 14, 2017
KickAss News — author interview on September 21, 2017
Maxim — book feature on September 14, 2017
Parade — book mention on September 11, 2017
Greg Fitzsimmons Show — author interview on September 19 or 20, 2017
Adam Carolla Podcast — author interview on September 19, 2017
The Daily Beast — excerpt on September 3, 2017
MB Literary — review on September 1, 2017
New York Daily News — feature on August 6, 2017
Gilbert Gottfried podcast — author interview on September 20, 2017; air date to follow
David Feldman podcast — author interview on September 13, 2017
Shakespeare & Co (New York, NY) — book signing on October 19, 2017
Friar’s Club (New York, NY) — book party on October 17, 2017
Book Soup (Los Angeles, CA) — book signing on September 22, 2017
Hollywood Improv Comedy Club (Los Angeles, CA) — book party on September 19, 2017