E. John Winner and Dan Kaufman (Electric Agora) talk about the Marx Brothers and their relationship to American Comedy.
1:30 Vaudeville, Burlesque, and Musical Theater
11:20 The Jewish Marx Brothers and “Playing in Peoria”
22:00 Writing for the Marx Brothers / Relationship with George Kaufman
27:40 Becoming the Marx Brothers
34:00 Marxian Themes
55:30 The Marx Brothers and post WWII Jewish Comedy
1:00:00 The Marx Brothers and American Comedy
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