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The Laugh Makers
A Behind-the-Scenes Tribute to Bob Hope's Incredible Gag Writers
Robert L. Mills2.8
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"In The Laugh Makers, Bob Mills takes us on a delightful, side-splitting journey back to the slapstick sketch comedy of television's golden age-a long-ago era of variety, song-and-dance, brilliant patter, and a seemingly endless parade of laughs-sprung from the genius of 'gag men,' that talented group of wit-blessed wordsmiths to whom the book pays well-deserved homage. The Laugh Makers is a priceless collection of heretofore unpublished recollections revealing untold secrets and goings-on behind the scenes on the Bob Hope Show from Stockholm to Bora Bora, London to Peking. It's jam-packed with stories [and] anecdotes, his guest stars, and his writers-all from a fondly remembered past that will have you chuckling from start to finish. Bob Mills is well qualified to salute the famous corps of gag men who kept the comedian knee-deep in jokes. These firsthand recollections summon up the final phase of Hope's career―and the end of the trail for an entire brand of show business."-Gary Owens, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
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"At long last, a book that pays homage to televisions unsung heroes-those wit wizards who face a blank page every day and somehow manage to create something John Barrymore claimed was more difficult than dying: laughter. In his book, Bob Mills not only keeps the reader laughing, but-like a comedic Houdini revealing his secrets-shows us how its done. The Laugh Makers is a must-read for anyone even
Shelley Berman, actor, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Boston Legal
"In the 70s and 80s, Hollywood Squares often taped next to The Bob Hope Show studio. Judging from the laughter we often heard in the hallway, I always suspected Hopes writers were having a great time over there and now I know why. The Laugh Makers is a fascinating, heartwarming, and revealing book on the day-to-day life of comedy writers working for a legend. It also revives long-ago memories of a
Peter Marshall, former host of Hollywood Squares
"The author and I have lots in common-were both San Franciscans, our comedy careers were launched by a KSFO disc jockey named Don Sherwood, and were fellow college alumns. Now that Ive laughed my way through his backstage stories and priceless recollections of a long and exciting tenure on the road with Bob Hope, I can finally say definitively and without fear of contradiction that Bob Mills is th
Ronnie Schell, actor, Good Morning, World and Gomer Pyle, USMC