Today's Outright Plug

I've already recommended my pal Kliph Nesteroff's fine new book, The Comedians, here. Now let me recommend that if you're in the Los Angeles area, you plan to attend his kick-off party. It's Wednesday, November 3 at the Cinefamily — or as some of us prefer to call it, The Silent Movie Theater over on Fairfax. Kliph will be showing rare and astounding clips of great comedians in action. Included will be Comedian Backstage, the notorious 1963 ABC documentary about Shelley Berman that he later felt had ruined his career.

Details and tickets are available on this page. If my schedule and my new knee permits, I'll be there.