The subtitle of author Kliph Nesteroff's new book "The Comedians" tells all: "Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels and the History of American Comedy." It's a comprehensive chronicle of the people who've made us laugh over the last century. But the often dark, desperate story is far from funny. Peter Gilstrap has more.
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