
~ post by Steve(n)After reading all about the inimitable Flip Wilson in Kevin Cook’s astonishing new biography Flip, the Stand Up Sit Down book club foolhardily decided to travel through history, collecting comedy giants from the past, present, and future to make their next meeting the stuff of legend. Unfortunately, this team of time-traveling twiddlers got distracted by the decadent debauchery of the disco days, and now, trapped in the hazy 1970s comedy world, the hyper-indulgent hosts of this bizarre book club need to be saved from the Smothers Brothers, the ghost of Charles Nelson Riley, and, most importantly, themselves. We’re assembling an extraction team to meet at BookPeople on Monday May 26th at 7:00PM. to rescue these weirdos from the perils of paradoxes or, failing that, at least talk about a killer biography. So, this Memorial Day, pack up your copy of Flip by Kevin Cook…
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