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- There’s the flashy Milt, who prefers quantity over quality when it comes to jokes, Ira, the hypochondriac agitator, Val, the fussy Russian immigrant, Brian, who claims to have somehow sold a screenplay he’s yet to write, the sophisticated Kenny, and the defensive Carol, the sole female writer.
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Laughter on the 23rd Floor is a 1993 play by Neil Simon. It focuses on the star and writers of a TV comedy-variety show in the 1950s, inspired by Simon's own early career experience as a junior writer (along with his brother Danny) for Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour.
- Neil Simon
- 1993
View All Characters in Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Guide written by. Kevan Dunkelberg. Laughter on the 23rd Floor plot summary, character breakdowns, context and analysis, and performance video clips.
Brian Doyle (early 30s): A chain smoker and heavy drinker, Brian epitomizes the cynical, hard-living writer. He’s acerbic, bitter and has grandiose ideas that, any moment now, Hollywood will come calling. He and Ira are constantly at each other’s throats.
Mar 16, 2015 · Character Breakdown. Lucas – The youngest and the newest member of the writing staff for “The Max Prince Show” – a live, hour and a half topical comedy show on NBC in 1953. Lucas is shy, yet ambitious, and wants to prove himself to the other writers, whom he greatly admires.
Character description, analysis and casting breakdown for Lucas Brickman from Laughter on the 23rd Floor.
May 27, 2011 · “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” is undeniably funny. It doesn’t belong on the A-list of Mr. Simon’s works, which include “The Odd Couple,” “The Sunshine Boys,” “Brighton Beach Memoirs,”...