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Product Description Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In was one of the most unusual programs on television, defying definition as simply comedy, variety, or burlesque. The show had audiences laughing for six seasons and continues to make appearances in revivals, reunions, and salutes. This critical history of Laugh-In includes background details on the creation and creators, as well as information on lookalike shows. An appendix contains a complete program history with principal production credits and episode guides. Review Hal Erickson is an editor for AMG All-Movie Guide, a frequent contributor to Encyclopedia Britannica, and a contributor to the Encyclopedia of Religious Revivals in America. He is also the author of The Baseball Filmography (2d ed., 2002), Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987 (2001), Sid and Marty Krofft (2007) and Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia (1995). He is a substitute special-education teacher in the Wauwatosa (WI) school district and lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. -- Classic Images "Well-written, highly detailed text" -- Copley News Service "Interesting...crammed full of facts and figures" -- Accessibly Live Off-Line From the Inside Flap Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In was one of the most unusual programs on television, defying definition as simply comedy, variety, or burlesque. The show had audiences laughing for six seasons and continues to make appearances in revivals, reunions, and salutes. This critical history of Laugh-In includes background details on the creation and creators, as well as information on lookalike shows. An appendix contains a complete program history with principal production credits and episode guides. About the Author Hal Erickson is an editor for AMG All-Movie Guide, a frequent contributor to Encyclopedia Britannica, and a contributor to the Encyclopedia of Religious Revivals in America. He is also the author of The Baseball Filmography (2d ed., 2002), Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987 (2001), Sid and Marty Krofft (2007) and Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia (1995). He is a substitute special-education teacher in the Wauwatosa (WI) school district and lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.