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COMIC RELIEF: Writer Alan Zweibel, shown at right with late comedian Garry Shandling, will talk about his book “Laugh Lines: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier” in an online appearance sponsored by the Jewish Center Princeton on August 31.
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Alan Zweibel on the Highs and Lows of a Life in Laughter Growing up on Long Island in the 1960s, Alan Zweibel loved to make his sister, Franny, laugh. He also loved to watch The Dick
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Zweibel and Crystal, who also lived on Long Island with his parents, used to dr ive into Manhat tan in Crystal’s old Volkswagen to try their luck at comedy clubs like Catch a Rising Star. While Crystal was a hit, Zweibel was not. Going on stage was, for him, a means to an end. “I didn’t want to be a comic. I just stood there and recited my jokes,” he said. “It was pretty bad.” After one particularly disastrous stand-up attempt
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