ALAN ZWEIBEL

Comedy writer, TV, Books, Theater, Keynote Speaker

LAUGH LINES: My Life Helping Funny People Be Funnier

Alan’s latest book is a tender, funny memoir of four decades in the business — beginning with selling jokes for seven dollars apiece to the last of the Borscht Belt standups— to becoming one of the first writers at Saturday Night Live, where he penned classic material for Gilda Radner, John Belushi, and all of the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players. From SNL, he went on to have a hand in a series of landmark shows. From It’s Garry Shandling’s Show to Curb Your Enthusiasm, Laugh Lines is a warmhearted cultural memoir of American comedy.

Book cover Laugh Lines by Alan Zweibel

A Field Guide to the Jewish People

Alan Zweibel, Dave Barry, and Adam Mansbach dissect every holiday, rite of passage, and tradition, unravel a long and complicated history, and tackle the tough questions that have plagued Jews and non-Jews alike for centuries. 

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 PUBLISHER’S WEEKLY

A collection of essays, short stories and ephemera that should solidify his place among American satirists.