A Comedy of Pretzels
J.J. Boskin
When tradition twists with popular culture and lands on “people’s oral humor,” idealistic Reuben Lamberth finds himself in a mess. He is a young, progressive, inspired scholar teaching at a prestigious northeastern university, but his other unique self has another foot planted secretly in the world of standup comedy as Josh Sandburg. His stage name is a composite of ‘joshing’ and the renowned American poet Carl Sandburg.
Neither his fully tenured professor wife Byrra who is enmeshed in a cabal of women’s faculty; his tough minor gangster-hood father Solly; his staid sociology chairperson and conventional colleagues; nor his tyrannical University President Jeremiah Brittle have any idea that he performs in comedy clubs as Josh Sandburg.
Should he be outed, there is considerable doubt that he will be upgraded to the coveted position of tenure, and his marriage may suffer as well. Reuben wonders, Is it worth giving up academia and taking a flyer in the world of comedy culture? The finale in this novel reveals tantalizing internecine connections that land squarely the realm of people’s oral humor.
Duration - 7h 45m.
Author - J.J. Boskin.
Narrator - Andrew Sykes.
Published Date - Saturday, 18 January 2025.
Location:
United States
Description:
When tradition twists with popular culture and lands on “people’s oral humor,” idealistic Reuben Lamberth finds himself in a mess. He is a young, progressive, inspired scholar teaching at a prestigious northeastern university, but his other unique self has another foot planted secretly in the world of standup comedy as Josh Sandburg. His stage name is a composite of ‘joshing’ and the renowned American poet Carl Sandburg. Neither his fully tenured professor wife Byrra who is enmeshed in a cabal of women’s faculty; his tough minor gangster-hood father Solly; his staid sociology chairperson and conventional colleagues; nor his tyrannical University President Jeremiah Brittle have any idea that he performs in comedy clubs as Josh Sandburg. Should he be outed, there is considerable doubt that he will be upgraded to the coveted position of tenure, and his marriage may suffer as well. Reuben wonders, Is it worth giving up academia and taking a flyer in the world of comedy culture? The finale in this novel reveals tantalizing internecine connections that land squarely the realm of people’s oral humor. Duration - 7h 45m. Author - J.J. Boskin. Narrator - Andrew Sykes. Published Date - Saturday, 18 January 2025.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duración:00:00:13
About the Author
Duración:00:01:20
Dedication
Duración:00:00:09
Acknowledgment
Duración:00:01:36
A Note on Peoples' Humor
Duración:00:03:15
Standup Scenarios
Duración:00:00:28
Chapter one Swirling Time
Duración:00:24:16
Chapter Two Beachheads
Duración:00:27:18
Chapter three Hood Decrees
Duración:00:25:51
Chapter Four Solly's Soil
Duración:00:24:48
Chapter Five Roomates
Duración:00:38:49
Chapter Six Maybe... Maybe... Maybe
Duración:00:08:15
Chapter Seven Reuben's cosmos
Duración:00:12:01
Chapter Eight Wending into It
Duración:00:09:35
Chapter Nine Bipolar Time
Duración:00:37:34
Chapter Ten Comic Divining rod
Duración:00:23:53
Chapter Eleven Nighmares
Duración:00:17:39
Chapter Twelve Doing the Sprawl
Duración:00:27:02
Chapter Thirteen Exiting the Train
Duración:00:27:15
Chapter Fourteen Time Rhyme
Duración:01:01:27
Chapter Fifteen And the Question is Exactly What?
Duración:00:41:38
Chapter Sixteen Mirthful Orbit
Duración:00:27:39
Chapter Seventeen Euphoria
Duración:00:22:45
Closing Credits
Duración:00:00:15