Saturday night live, Hollywood comedy, and American culture [electronic resource] : from Chevy Chase to Tina Fey / Jim Whalley.
This book addresses how Saturday Night Live's confrontational, boundary-pushing approach spilled over into film production, contributing to some of the biggest hits in Hollywood history.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- "I'm Chevy Chase and you, you're merely a statistic": Self-reference and stardom on Saturday night live
- "I'll write you a note saying you're too well to attend": National lampoon's Animal house takes Saturday night live to Hollywood
- "But the kids love us": The development of Bill Murray's star persona from Saturday night live to Ghostbusters
- "I don't even like myself": The revision and retreat of Saturday night live stars after Ghostbusters
- "Age is a tough one for me": Selling Saturday night live in the 1980s
- "I still know how to party": Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, and generational change on Saturday night live
- "A colourful, emotional, working class hero"?: The development of Adam Sandler's fictional and extra-fictional personas.