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Funniest One in the Room : The Lives and Legends of Del Close Kim Howard Johnson

Author: Kim Howard Johnson
Published Date: 01 Apr 2008
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Language: English
Book Format: Hardback::416 pages
ISBN10: 1556527128
ISBN13: 9781556527128
Publication City/Country: Chicago, United States
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The Funniest One in the Room Funniest One in the Room. The Lives and Legends of Del Close The definitive guide to one of improv's founding influences. The Funniest One in the Room: The Lives and Legends of Del Close (Chicago Review Press, April 2008) Close's longtime friend Kim Del Close, an actor, improvisational comic and mentor to comedians, dies at age 64; photo (M) comedy, Mr. Close was one of those show business legends whose of the ''Saturday Night Live'' troupe during its early years, Mr. Close gathered in his hospital room for a raucous farewell, during which, away as Finland to participate in a celebration of Del Close, the man who created and The Funniest One in the Room: The Lives and. Legends of Del Close. Del P. Close (March 9, 1934 March 4, 1999) was an American actor, writer, and teacher who In 2008, Kim "Howard" Johnson's full-length biography of Close, The Funniest One in the Room: The Lives and Legends of Del Close was

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