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The Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous : Stories from the Kennedy Center, the White House, and Other Comedy Venues by Cappy McGarr (2021, Hardcover)

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In The Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous, Cappy McGarr shares how he became an Emmy-nominated founder/executive producer of the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, and got involved in national politics--all with charming southern style and a self-deprecating sense of humor. For decades, Cappy McGarr has been in the room where it happens. With The Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous , he'd like to invite you into that room, complete with his color commentary on the other folks inside. For the first time in print, Cappy reveals how the Mark Twain Prize was conceived, how it changed venues and networks, and even how it almost wasn't renewed after a controversial first outing with Richard Pryor. From there, Cappy pulls back the curtain for a behind-the-scenes look at over two decades of the Mark Twain Prize, sharing his take on the Kennedy Center's tributes to Pryor, Jonathan Winters, Carl Reiner, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Newhart, Lily Tomlin, Lorne Michaels, Steve Martin, Neil Simon, Billy Crystal, George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, Ellen DeGeneres, Carol Burnett, Jay Leno, Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, David Letterman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Dave Chappelle. Cappy also gives the inside scoop on several shows he produced from the East Room of the White House, including the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Plus, he tells tales from his involvement in national politics--including encounters with the likes of President Lyndon B. Johnson, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, Governor Ann Richards, President George W. Bush, President Barack Obama, and many others. "Reading Cappy's book is not unlike sitting down to dinner with him and listening to the stories he has picked up from decades of rubbing elbows with political leaders and comedians alike. There are historic set pieces. There are laughs and howls and chuckles and chortles." --Ken Burns Cappy is donating all of his proceeds from this book to the Kennedy Center Arts Education Programs.

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Publisher
Post Hill Press
ISBN-10
163758167x
ISBN-13
9781637581674
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22050383009

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Book Title
Man Who Made Mark Twain Famous : Stories from the Kennedy Center, the White House, and Other Comedy Venues
Author
Cappy Mcgarr
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, Form / Anecdotes & Quotations, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year
2021
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Humor
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Item Weight
18.8 Oz

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Cappy knows how to put on a great show--whether at the Kennedy Center or the White House. Like the events he helps stage, his book is a delightful celebration of American entertainment and politics, with no shortage of laughs along the way.

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