Marlo Thomas Tells the Story of Funny

The Leonard Lopate Show | Nov 2, 2010

Marlo Thomas talks about the art of comedy and what she learned growing up with her father, TV and nightclub star Danny Thomas. Her memoir, Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny, she tells stories from her Beverly Hills childhood, her groundbreaking creation of That Girl and Free to Be . . . You and Me, and her marriage to talk-show king Phil Donahue. She also tells the story of comedy, exploring the comic roots of today's most celebrated comedians.

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