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Name: Here come the clowns
Author: Lowell Swortzell

📘 Here come the clowns by Lowell Swortzell

Discusses comedians and the use of comedy throughout history from ancient Greek drama through traveling shows to present day radio and television.

First publish date: 1978

Authors: Lowell Swortzell

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