Enter Laughing
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Enter Laughing is a semi-autobiographical comedic novel by Carl Reiner about a young man's early struggles to break into show business.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Enter Laughing canonical | 4 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Enter Laughing (1963 stage play)
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Enter Laughing (1967 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Enter Laughing: The Musical (revised stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ So Long, 174th Street (1976 Broadway musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Carl Reiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Carl Reiner's early life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
comedy
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semi-autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasFilmAdaptation | Enter Laughing (1967 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicalAdaptation |
Enter Laughing: The Musical
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So Long, 174th Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequelOrRelatedWork | Enter Laughing: The Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStageAdaptation | Enter Laughing (1963 play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
show business
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theatre ⓘ working-class life in New York City ⓘ |
| influenced | later comedic portrayals of show business apprenticeships ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David Kolowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
humorous depiction of an aspiring actor's early career
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semi-autobiographical portrayal of Carl Reiner's youth ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | G.P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| theme |
Jewish-American life
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aspiration to become an actor ⓘ family expectations ⓘ struggles of breaking into show business ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1930s ⓘ |
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