Discover the riveting, hilarious true story of the birth of Comedy
Central in what New York Times bestselling author, Dan Lyons, calls
the "funniest behind-the-scenes memoir I've ever read, full of crazy
characters, plot twists, and suspense."
Award-Winning Finalist in the Narrative: Non-Fiction category of the
2020 Best Book Awards sponsored by American Book Fest
In 1988, a young, mid-level employee named Art Bell pitched a novel
concept--a television channel focused 100% on just one thing: comedy--to
the chairman of HBO. The station that would soon become Comedy Central,
with celebrated programs like South Park, Chapelle's Show, The
Daily Show, and The Colbert Report, was born.
Constant Comedy takes readers behind the scenes into the comedy
startup on its way to becoming one of the most successful and creative
purveyors of popular culture in the United States. From disastrous pitch
meetings with comedians to the discovery of talents like Bill Maher and
Jon Stewart, this intimate biography peers behind the curtain and
reveals what it's really like to work, struggle, and ultimately succeed
at the cutting edge of show business.