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"Sally Milz is a sketch writer for The Night Owls, the late night live comedy show that airs each Saturday. With a couple of heartbreaks under her belt, she's long abandoned the search for love, settling instead for the occasional hook-up, career success, and a close relationship with her stepfather to round out a satisfying life. But when Sally's friend and fellow writer Danny Horst begins dating Annabel, a glamorous actress who guest-hosted the...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
300 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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English
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"The History of Sketch Comedy will appeal to all kinds of comedy fans as well as fans of Keegan-Michael Key. With epic personal tangents and hilarious asides, their story takes you on an illuminating look at all facets of comedy from the stock characters of commedia del arte in the 16th century, to the rise of vaudeville and burlesque, the golden age of television comedy, the influence of the most well-known comedy schools, and ascension of comedy...
4) We're not worthy: from In living color to Mr. Show, how '90s sketch TV changed the face of comedy
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
366 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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"We're Not Worthy is the definitive account of '90s sketch comedy, the decade that forever changed what we laugh at. Author and comedian Jason Klamm goes behind the scenes of more than 50 sketch shows that ruled the 90s, including groundbreaking staples such as In Living Color, MTV's The State, Mr. Show, Kids in the Hall, The Ben Stiller Show, and Mad TV, along with several swiftly canceled gigs (The Dana Carvey Show, anyone?). Each show seemed to...
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2009.
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7 videodiscs (approximately 22 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Returning for what would be the final season (1979-80) for many of the original cast and writers of SNL, the complete fifth season includes an array of comedic hosts, including Steve Martin, Eric Idle, Buck Henry, Rodney Dangerfield, Martin Sheen, Bea Arthur, Ted Knight, and more. It also features classic performances by Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Randy Newman, and others. Includes audio commentary by Buck Henry and...
Pub. Date
2012.
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2 videodiscs (approximately 220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Includes all ten episodes of the second season of Portlandia, the hit sketch comedy series created and written by, and starring Fred Armisen of Saturday Night Live and Carrie Brownstein from the band Sleater-Kinney. This season, the two continue skewering the weird and wonderful residents of Portland, Oregon, as well as hipsters everywhere.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (212 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Host Derek Waters is back with a whole season's worth of historical tales told by some of the most captivating, and totally wasted, storytellers around. It's the history they never taught, narrated by guest stars who never thought they'd drink this much.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
7 videodiscs (approximately 22 hr., 40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
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"The definitive presentation of a genuinely iconic series, we present Monty Python's Flying Circus, starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, in all its HD glory! This ground-up restoration has been produced from the best available materials, painstakingly restored and includes just the right amount of lovely spam, wonderful spam..." -- cover.
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2022.
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313 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Wicked funny and hella gay, it's time for Taylor Parker to come out about a lot of things. Taylor Parker has always been a funny girl--but when she is accepted as a finalist for a diverse writers' internship at Saturday Night Live, it turns her life upside down. If she wants a shot at winning in a little more than a month, Taylor will have to come out about both of her secrets: She wants to be a comedian...and she's a lesbian. With a mom who gave...
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