Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis were among the popular comedy duos during Hollywood’s Golden Age, acting as delightful foils to one another. Martin typically portrayed a suave crooner, while Lewis offered zany and energetic performances time and again.

Murray Pomerance and Matthew Solomon’s The Biggest Thing in Show Business: Living it Up with Martin & Lewis offers a thorough examination of the Martin and Lewis comedy partnership in addition to its successes and challenges. The book depicts how Martin and Lewis crossed paths and worked together across different mediums as well as arguing the importance of their legacies to this day.

In addition, this book examines the changing tastes of postwar audiences and just how Martin and Lewis worked to engage their fans.

The Biggest Thing in Show Business: Living it Up with Martin & Lewis is available via SUNY Press.