Nothin' Comes Easy: The Life of Rodney Dangerfield

by Michael Seth Starr

The first-ever biography of the legendary comic and the most improbable rise to fame in the history of American comedy. Getting there wasn't always a laughing matter.

Rodney Dangerfield's fidgety delivery, self-deprecating humor, and catchphrase, "I don't get no respect," made him a comedy icon in nightclubs, on television, and in movies. But Rodney's long road to stardom was as rocky as his real life. Born Jacob Cohen in 1921 to a coldhearted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080654323X
• ISBN13: 9780806543239
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Citadel Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.