Lately, it seems that most of the retro action has been taking place in London, so New York Cinema Retro contributors are fighting back with their own prestigious events. Writer Eddy Friedfeld, who co-authored Sid Caesar's autobiography Caesar's Hours, produced and hosted “Stand-Up Comedy of the
’70s†as part of the 92nd Street Y’s “Funny People†series and in
connection with Time Magazine Editor/Writer Richard Zoglin’s new book,
Comedy at the Edge: How
Stand-up in the 1970s Changed America (Bloomsbury).Â
Pictured L to
R:Â US Senator Arlen Spector (who did not
participate in the program but is quite funny in his own right), Richard Belzer,
Robert Klein, Richard Zoglin, Eddy Friedfeld, and Buddy Teich, the benefactor of
the Y’s “Funny People†series.
(For Eddy Friefeld's article about riding in the original Batmobile, see Cinema Retro issue #7)