Jeff Abraham
American publicist
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Jeff Abraham is an American publicist, comedy historian, and author.[1] His only book—The Show Won't Go On: The Most Shocking, Bizarre, and Historic Deaths of Performers Onstage—was written with Burt Kearns, and it was published on September 3, 2019, by Chicago Review Press.[2][3][4][5]
Career
As a publicist, Abraham has represented many comedy projects and comedians, including George Carlin[6] and David Brenner.[7] He has been a research consultant to authors[8] and documentarians,[9] and his Abraham Comedy Archives, a voluminous comedy album collection, has been a resource to writers and filmmakers alike.[10] He is a prolific podcast and radio guest,[11] and in 2022, he was featured in the Emmy award-winning HBO documentary series,George Carlin's American Dream.[12]
Abraham has conducted interviews for The Archive of American Television and worked closely with the Paley Center for Media. He is on the advisory board of the National Comedy Center.[13]
As an author and comedy historian, he is completing the first authorized biography of The Ritz Brothers.[14][15]
