Because It's Funny!: The Plays of Billy Van Zandt & Jane Milmore by Bill Van Zandt

Because It’s Funny!

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Publisher: 2024
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In Because It's Funny, Billy shares his recollectons and insight of their 46 year writing/acting/producing partnership and the creation of their wildly successful catalog of 25 theatrical plays.

“These two people are a riot! Direct descendants of the Masters of the Madcap — Groucho and Lucy and even The Stooges — Billy and Jane brought farce to theater comedy in a way no others of their generation dared.” Robert Strauss, critic, New York Times

Follow their comedy adventure of literary talent and luck that begins with a Smith Corona typewriter smuggled onto a studio movie set and over the decades grows into thousands and thousands of productions entertaining audiences worldwide.

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Traveling along on this journey of laughter are the multi-talented NJ cast of comedians that premiered each and every play, and through the years and performances coalesce into an ensemble company and artistic family.

Funny and always thoughtful, this is a must read for theater fans everywhere, and especially for those who have ever been involved in community theater! Why? Because It’s Funny!

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