{"product_id":"the-midnight-show","title":"The Midnight Show","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn immersive, page-turning novel about surviving as a funny woman in the male-dominated world of comedy--and what happens when the most promising female star of her generation disappears.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An utterly addictive read.\"--Amy Tintera, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eListen for the Lie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1980s, women were not supposed to be funny. But when a group of college improv comedians gets the chance to join a new late-night show, it's Lillian Martin who stands out. The new show was called \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Show\u003c\/i\u003e and it would air every Friday night, live from New York, and change the landscape of TV and comedy forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut first it would change Lillian's and her friends' lives. When the show becomes a runaway hit, the cast is thrown into the spotlight. Suddenly, they're skipping the line at the city's hottest clubs and posing on the cover of \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e. Lillian, in particular, seems destined for bigger things--until one winter night in Lower Manhattan, she vanishes, leaving nothing behind but questions. Was Lillian a victim of her own excesses? Was it a mugging gone wrong? Or could she have been killed by someone in her own inner circle? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eForty years later, Lillian's disappearance has still never been solved. But when a budding journalist looking to examine Lillian's story from a modern lens begins asking questions, she stirs up decades-old drama--as well as tightly-held secrets some comedy legends would much rather stay buried. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA propulsive story of fame and friendship told through a variety of media--compiled interviews, articles, transcripts--\u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Show\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers behind the scenes of the cutthroat world of comedy in 1980s New York and asks if the rush of getting a laugh is all it's cracked up to be.","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942205358311,"sku":"9798217086672","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_69d9ee71-872b-481f-b13f-41339f072079.jpg?v=1775247855","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-midnight-show","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}