Description: Further DetailsTitle: We Had a Little Real Estate ProblemCondition: NewSubtitle: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & ComedyISBN-10: 1982103051EAN: 9781982103057ISBN: 9781982103057Publisher: Simon & SchusterFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 02/15/2022Description: *A Best Book of the Year by NPR and Esquire* "A remarkable book." —Steve Martin "An illumating and stereotype-busting history of Native Americans and comedy" (The Washington Post) from Kliph Nesteroff, “the human encyclopedia of comedy” (VICE).It was one of the most reliable jokes in Charlie Hill’s stand-up routine: “My people are from Wisconsin. We used to be from New York. We had a little real estate problem.” In We Had a Little Real Estate Problem, acclaimed comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff focuses on one of comedy’s most significant and little-known stories: how, despite having been denied representation in the entertainment industry, Native Americans have influenced and advanced the art form. The account begins in the late 1880s, when Native Americans were forced to tour in wild west shows as an alternative to prison. (One modern comedian said it was as “if a Guantanamo detainee suddenly had to appear on X-Factor.”) This is followed by a detailed look at the life and work of seminal figures such as Cherokee humorist Will Rogers and Hill, who in the 1970s was the first Native American comedian to appear The Tonight Show. Also profiled are several contemporary comedians, including Jonny Roberts, a social worker from the Red Lake Nation who drives five hours to the closest comedy club to pursue his stand-up dreams; Kiowa-Apache comic Adrianne Chalepah, who formed the touring group the Native Ladies of Comedy; and the 1491s, a sketch troupe whose satire is smashing stereotypes to critical acclaim. As Ryan Red Corn, the Osage member of the 1491s, says: “The American narrative dictates that Indians are supposed to be sad. It’s not really true and it’s not indicative of the community experience itself…Laughter and joy is very much a part of Native culture.” Featuring dozens of original interviews and the exhaustive research that is Nesteroff’s trademark, We Had a Little Real Estate Problem is a powerful tribute to a neglected legacy.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 213mmItem Length: 140mmItem Width: 36mmItem Weight: 290gAuthor: Kliph NesteroffGenre: HistoryTopic: Home Garden & Pets, Biography, Society & Culture, Social Sciences, Humour & Joke BooksRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: We Had a Little Real Estate Problem
Title: We Had a Little Real Estate Problem
Subtitle: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy
ISBN-10: 1982103051
EAN: 9781982103057
ISBN: 9781982103057
Release Date: 02/15/2022
Release Year: 2022
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: We Had a Little Real Estate Problem : the Unheralded Story of Native Americans and Comedy
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Topic: Topic / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, Native Americans, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), United States / General
Item Height: 1.4 in
Publication Year: 2022
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Humor, History
Item Weight: 10.3 Oz
Author: Kliph Nesteroff
Item Length: 8.4 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
