The Sound of Young America: Mike Sacks, Author of And Here’s the Kicker

7th September 2009

Inside comedy writing with Mike Sacks and his new book about comedy writers And Here’s The Kicker: Conversations With 21 Top Humor Writers About Their Craft.

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Mike Sacks is the author of And Here’s the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft. Sacks is a writer for Vanity Fair magazine. The book features interviews with writers like Jack Handey, Buck Henry, George Meyer, David Sedaris, Harold Ramis and many others.

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