Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Simon, Neil

ISBN 10: 0679439064 / ISBN 13: 9780679439066

Published by Random House, 1995

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USED. Hardcover. Very Good. Dustjacket. Like New. Seller Inventory # 79376

Bibliographic Details

Title: Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Publisher: Random House

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: As New

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Synopsis:

Set in 1953, Neil Simon's "flat-out funniest play in years" (Dennis Cunningham, CBS-TV) re-creates the mayhem, neuroses, nonstop gags, and constant one-upmanship of a team of brilliantly funny social misfits as they write The Max Prince Show, a weekly variety program. Among the crew are Milt, the insult artist; Ira, the hypochondriac whose dream is to have a virus named after him; and Val, a Russian emigre who takes a Berlitz course so he can curse without an accent. They are devoted to their boss, Max, a comic genius, a tyrant, and a paranoiac with a heart of gold. But his penchant for tippling and popping too many pills is growing under the pressures of a rising McCarthyism, network executives, and sponsors who want him to cut back his "too-smart" show and staff so that they can chase after the Leave It to Beaver and Father Knows Best audience.