Monologue, Jon Macks
Monologue, Jon Macks
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Monologue
What Makes America Laugh Before Bed

Author: Jon Macks

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 4 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/21/2015

Synopsis

Ever since Johnny Carson first popularized the late-night talk show in 1962 with The Tonight Show, the eleven p.m. to two a.m. comedy time slot on network television has remained an indelible part of our national culture. More than six popular late-night shows air every night of the week, and with recent major shake-ups in the industry, late-night television has never been more relevant to our public consciousness than it is today. Jon Macks, a veteran writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, takes us behind the scenes of this world for an in-depth, colorful look at what really makes these hosts the arbiters of public opinion.

From the opening monologue—what's funny, what's dangerous, what's untouchable—to the best vs. worst guests, Macks covers the landscape of late-night comedy and punctuates the narrative with hysterical personal anecdotes, shining the spotlight on some of the very best late-night jokes. With an insider's expertise and a laugh-out-loud voice, Macks explains how late-night TV redefines the news and events of any given day, reshapes public opinion, and even creates our national zeitgeist.

About Jon Macks

Jon Macks is the author of several books, including How To Be Funny: The One and Only Practical Guide for Every Occasion, Situation, and Disaster (no kidding) and Fuhgeddaboutit: How to Badda Boom, Badda Bing and Find Your Inner Mobster. He was the top writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno for all twenty-two years Jay was on the air. He has also written for the Academy Awards, the Emmy Awards, The Golden Globes, The Tony Awards, and for some of the nation's top comedians, politicians, corporate leaders, and sports commentators. Among the stars he writes for are Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Steve Martin, Hugh Jackman, Terry Bradshaw and Chris Rock. Jon lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

Goodreads review by bailey

2.5/5 I bought this book seven years ago, at what I would consider the height of my active interest in stand up/late night comedy. I think I’d enjoy this more if I liked Jay Leno more; obviously Macks is pulling from experience here, so there is just a LOT of Leno. But it’s still an interesting look......more

Goodreads review by Larry

Very enjoyable read. The title suggests (and the early pages of the book echo) that the book will be about late night humor, particularly through the monologue. And while much of the book talks about that, the book is much about the author and his life, which began with political campaign consulting......more

Goodreads review by Juan José

I wanted to be a late show host at around the age of 10, which was the reason I picked up this book. I wanted to know how late night worked, and to be honest I thought the host did most of the heavy lifting, which John Mack proved to me was a horribly wrong assumption of mine. In this book you will......more

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