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Funny Side Up: Dishing Out Dad's Advice

by Warren S. Murray

A life in show business, told through family stories and humor

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A life in show business, told through family stories and humor

Warren S. Murray’s recollections connect his upbringing as comedian Jan Murray’s son with his own work in television comedy and education. The book ranges from behind-the-scenes memories of well-known performers and 1970s and ’80s sitcoms and game shows to stories about teaching middle-school history. Its subjects also extend into ordinary life, including growing up in 1950s Brooklyn, marriage, golf, religion, sex and aging. Together, these strands place show-business anecdotes alongside personal reflections on family, work and the everyday sources of humor.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in personal recollections of television comedy and show business.
  • Those who enjoy humorous memoirs spanning family life, teaching and everyday subjects.
  • Readers curious about television entertainment of the 1970s and ’80s.

Themes

Show business and television comedyFamily and upbringingTeaching and educationHumor in everyday lifeAging and life experience

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Book overview

The oldest son of comedian and game show host Jan Murray, Warren Murray has taken his father's sage advice to always find the funnny side of life.

 

Funny Side Up is filled with true stories and personal recollections of growing up in the world of show business. You'll laugh out loud at the behind-the-scenes antics of the comedy legends who Warren was lucky enough to call his "uncles," including Milton Berle, Buddy Hackett, Jerry Lewis, Sid Caesar, Henny Youngman, Jack Carter, Don Rickles and so many others.

 

As a TV comedy writer/producer, and later as a network executive at NBC, Warren's tales from the golden age of TV provide a rarely-seen - and hilarious - look at the stars and showrunners from your favorite 70s and 80s sitcoms and game shows.

 

Also an award-winning educator, Warren gets an "A" for his brilliantly amusing and clever teaching methods that always kept his students on their toes. You'll wish you had Mr. Murray as your middle school history teacher!

 

Warren also explores the funny side of everyday life, from growing up in 1950s Brooklyn with soon-to-be-famous high school classmates to marriage, golf, religion, sex and old age.

 

You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll forget all about the roast in the oven!

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