from the jan. 25th EW:
Comedy Ain't Pretty
Mix and match the classic '70s stand-up with the classic '70s vice
In his new book recounting the American stand-up-comic scene in the 1970's, Comedy at the Edge, TIME senior editor Richard Zoglin describes a lot of very funny people indulging in some rather unfunny activities, including drugs, violence, and touring with Helen Reddy. Can you match the comics below with the indiscretion described by the book? -Brian Raftery
A. Robin Williams
B. Richard Pryor
C. Freddie Prinze
D. Joe Piscopo
E. George Carlin
1. Banned from The Tonight Show in the early '70s due to his reputation for drug use, this comic botched a personal appeal to host Johnny Carson by showing up in Carson's office while high on cocaine.
2. He shot up Jay Leno's apartment while staying there as a guest.
3. During a stand-up gig, he poked fun at some mafioso-looking audience members, who later slapped him around in the club's coatroom, fracturing his nose and chipping his tooth.
4. He was accused of stealing material from other comedians, including David Brenner, who once threatened to "rip off his leg and shove it up his a--."
5. He once beat up an NBC Page for refusing to let his friend backstage, prompting the network to initially refuse to allow him to perform on Saturday Night Live.
ANSWERS:
A-4, B-5, C-2, D-3, E-1
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