Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman

(Part of the Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life Series)

by Mark Cohen

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Allan Sherman was the Larry David, the Adam Sandler, the Sacha Baron Cohen of 1963. He led Jewish humor and sensibilities out of ethnic enclaves and into the American mainstream with explosively funny parodies of classic songs that won Sherman extraordinary success and acclaim across the board, from Harpo Marx to President Kennedy. In Overweight Sensation, Mark Cohen argues persuasively for Sherman's legacy as a touchstone of postwar humor...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1611682568

ISBN13:9781611682564

Release Date:May 2013

Publisher:Brandeis University Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.62 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Humor Humor & Entertainment Humorous Modern (16th-21st Centuries)

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Overweight Sensation: The Life and Comedy of Allan Sherman

(Part of the Brandeis Series in American Jewish History, Culture, and Life Series)

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