The book “ 100 Years of Laughter: American Comedy in the Twentieth Century ” presents a documentary and analytical study that monitors the development of American comedy and its link to political, social and economic transformations over a century. The book reviews the comedy journey from vaudeville theaters and silent cinema, through the vocal era and the age of television, to the transformation of comedians into social critics addressing contemporary issues. To learn more, visit Bloomsbury House.The book deals with many forms of [comedy] (culture % D9% 85% D8% B3% D9% 83-% D8% A3% D8% AD % D9% 85% D8% B1-% D9% 84% D9% 86% D8% AC % D8% AF- % D8% A7% D9% 84% D8% AD % D9% 88% D8% B1% D8% A7% D9% 86% D9% 8A- % D8% B3% D9% 88% D8% B1% D9% 8A % D8% A9-% D8% A7% D9% 84% D9% 85% 85% D8% AA % D8% AE % D9% 8A % D9% 84% D8% A9-% D8% B9% D8% B9% 8A % D8% A7% D9% 85% 2051), some of which are relatively far from today's audience, such as "voodville", which is a play that brings together a large number of different performances in one program. By 1903,There were about 2,000 vaudeville theaters in North America, and comedians were often the main stars of the show.
From this environment came names that later became prominent Broadway and Hollywood stars, such as Jack Benny, and the Marx brothers.Then came silent cinema in the early 20th century, featuring John Bunny as one of the first stars of on-screen comedy, before cinematic comedy evolved from clowning and rapid physical movements to more mature works in the 1920s. Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd contributed to transforming cinematic comedy into an art capable of combining laughter and artistic innovation.By the end of the 1920s, the radio had entered homes and comedians were at the forefront of its stars, but at the same time it contributed to the decline of vaudeville, as the public no longer had to leave their home to look for entertainment. The spread of radio also prompted comedians to search for huge amounts of new material, which led to the emergence of specialized writers working with them permanently.
