Laughter on the 23rd Floor - Hardcover

Simon, Neil

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679439064 ISBN 13: 9780679439066

Publisher: Random House Inc, 1995

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0679439064
• ISBN 13: 9780679439066
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1