We're Not Worthy
We're Not Worthy
From In Living Color to Mr. Show, How '90s Sketch TV Changed the Face of Comedy
Wain, David; Klamm, Jason
1984 Publishing
09/2023
392
Dura
Inglês
9781948221269
15 a 20 dias
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Foreword (David Wain)
Prologue
1. Friday Night Frolic: The Birth of Sketch Comedy on TV9
2. Stupid Human Tricks: Late Night with David Letterman
3. A Do-It-Yourself Movement: The Compass, The Second City, and The Committee
4. Sniglets and Hedgehog Sandwiches: Not Necessarily the News
5. The Show That Bumped SNL: Almost Live!
6. And The Simpsons!: The Tracey Ullman Show
7. Easy to Beat Up, Hard to Kill: The Kids in the Hall
8. Canadian Content: Sketch Shows from the Great White North
9. Poets and Geniuses: iO / ImprovOlympic
10. Unskied Snow: In Living Color
11. A Taste That's Oddly Familiar: The Ben Stiller Show
12. No Time to Breathe: The Weirder Side of '90s Sketch
13. I Am a We, and There's Eleven of Us: The State
14. At Its Best When You Were in Middle School: Saturday Night Live
15. Gelatinous Cube Eats Village: Wayne's World
16. Cookin' with Gas: The Groundlings
17. You Insist on Watching: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
18. Performing for Snotty Rich Anglo Brats: House of Buggin'
19. The Lighter Side: Mad TV
20. Don't Do Your Act: LA's Alternative Comedy Scene
21. Devour Cowards Every Hour: Mr. Show with Bob and David
22. Too Many Nipples: The Dana Carvey Show
23. When Improv Was Illegal: Theatresports and ComedySportz
24. Leave Them Wanting Some: One-Offs and Pilots
25. Veal Chops in Dill Sauce: The Bert Fershners
26. Staging a Comeback: Viva Variety
27. Not Another Pineapple: Improv Comes to TV
28. Hit and Run Comedy: Upright Citizens Brigade
29. ...and the Rest: Every Other Sketch Show (Perhaps) of the '90s
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
List of Interviewees
About the Author
Prologue
1. Friday Night Frolic: The Birth of Sketch Comedy on TV9
2. Stupid Human Tricks: Late Night with David Letterman
3. A Do-It-Yourself Movement: The Compass, The Second City, and The Committee
4. Sniglets and Hedgehog Sandwiches: Not Necessarily the News
5. The Show That Bumped SNL: Almost Live!
6. And The Simpsons!: The Tracey Ullman Show
7. Easy to Beat Up, Hard to Kill: The Kids in the Hall
8. Canadian Content: Sketch Shows from the Great White North
9. Poets and Geniuses: iO / ImprovOlympic
10. Unskied Snow: In Living Color
11. A Taste That's Oddly Familiar: The Ben Stiller Show
12. No Time to Breathe: The Weirder Side of '90s Sketch
13. I Am a We, and There's Eleven of Us: The State
14. At Its Best When You Were in Middle School: Saturday Night Live
15. Gelatinous Cube Eats Village: Wayne's World
16. Cookin' with Gas: The Groundlings
17. You Insist on Watching: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
18. Performing for Snotty Rich Anglo Brats: House of Buggin'
19. The Lighter Side: Mad TV
20. Don't Do Your Act: LA's Alternative Comedy Scene
21. Devour Cowards Every Hour: Mr. Show with Bob and David
22. Too Many Nipples: The Dana Carvey Show
23. When Improv Was Illegal: Theatresports and ComedySportz
24. Leave Them Wanting Some: One-Offs and Pilots
25. Veal Chops in Dill Sauce: The Bert Fershners
26. Staging a Comeback: Viva Variety
27. Not Another Pineapple: Improv Comes to TV
28. Hit and Run Comedy: Upright Citizens Brigade
29. ...and the Rest: Every Other Sketch Show (Perhaps) of the '90s
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
List of Interviewees
About the Author
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1990s; 90s; '90s; david klamm; in living color; david wain; wet hot american summer; mr show; mad tv; we're not worthy; were not worthy; wayne's world; waynes world; sketch comedy; skit comedy; mike myers; dana carvey; snl; saturday night live; the state; mtv; comedy central; kids in the hall; monty python; sctv; wayans; chris rock; bob odenkirk; carol burnett; dave thomas; reno 911; reno 911!; adam sandler; jim carrey; jennifer coolidge; amy poehler; ben stiller; patton oswalt; will ferrell; judd apatow; janeane garofalo; adam mckay
Foreword (David Wain)
Prologue
1. Friday Night Frolic: The Birth of Sketch Comedy on TV9
2. Stupid Human Tricks: Late Night with David Letterman
3. A Do-It-Yourself Movement: The Compass, The Second City, and The Committee
4. Sniglets and Hedgehog Sandwiches: Not Necessarily the News
5. The Show That Bumped SNL: Almost Live!
6. And The Simpsons!: The Tracey Ullman Show
7. Easy to Beat Up, Hard to Kill: The Kids in the Hall
8. Canadian Content: Sketch Shows from the Great White North
9. Poets and Geniuses: iO / ImprovOlympic
10. Unskied Snow: In Living Color
11. A Taste That's Oddly Familiar: The Ben Stiller Show
12. No Time to Breathe: The Weirder Side of '90s Sketch
13. I Am a We, and There's Eleven of Us: The State
14. At Its Best When You Were in Middle School: Saturday Night Live
15. Gelatinous Cube Eats Village: Wayne's World
16. Cookin' with Gas: The Groundlings
17. You Insist on Watching: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
18. Performing for Snotty Rich Anglo Brats: House of Buggin'
19. The Lighter Side: Mad TV
20. Don't Do Your Act: LA's Alternative Comedy Scene
21. Devour Cowards Every Hour: Mr. Show with Bob and David
22. Too Many Nipples: The Dana Carvey Show
23. When Improv Was Illegal: Theatresports and ComedySportz
24. Leave Them Wanting Some: One-Offs and Pilots
25. Veal Chops in Dill Sauce: The Bert Fershners
26. Staging a Comeback: Viva Variety
27. Not Another Pineapple: Improv Comes to TV
28. Hit and Run Comedy: Upright Citizens Brigade
29. ...and the Rest: Every Other Sketch Show (Perhaps) of the '90s
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
List of Interviewees
About the Author
Prologue
1. Friday Night Frolic: The Birth of Sketch Comedy on TV9
2. Stupid Human Tricks: Late Night with David Letterman
3. A Do-It-Yourself Movement: The Compass, The Second City, and The Committee
4. Sniglets and Hedgehog Sandwiches: Not Necessarily the News
5. The Show That Bumped SNL: Almost Live!
6. And The Simpsons!: The Tracey Ullman Show
7. Easy to Beat Up, Hard to Kill: The Kids in the Hall
8. Canadian Content: Sketch Shows from the Great White North
9. Poets and Geniuses: iO / ImprovOlympic
10. Unskied Snow: In Living Color
11. A Taste That's Oddly Familiar: The Ben Stiller Show
12. No Time to Breathe: The Weirder Side of '90s Sketch
13. I Am a We, and There's Eleven of Us: The State
14. At Its Best When You Were in Middle School: Saturday Night Live
15. Gelatinous Cube Eats Village: Wayne's World
16. Cookin' with Gas: The Groundlings
17. You Insist on Watching: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
18. Performing for Snotty Rich Anglo Brats: House of Buggin'
19. The Lighter Side: Mad TV
20. Don't Do Your Act: LA's Alternative Comedy Scene
21. Devour Cowards Every Hour: Mr. Show with Bob and David
22. Too Many Nipples: The Dana Carvey Show
23. When Improv Was Illegal: Theatresports and ComedySportz
24. Leave Them Wanting Some: One-Offs and Pilots
25. Veal Chops in Dill Sauce: The Bert Fershners
26. Staging a Comeback: Viva Variety
27. Not Another Pineapple: Improv Comes to TV
28. Hit and Run Comedy: Upright Citizens Brigade
29. ...and the Rest: Every Other Sketch Show (Perhaps) of the '90s
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
List of Interviewees
About the Author
Este título pertence ao(s) assunto(s) indicados(s). Para ver outros títulos clique no assunto desejado.
1990s; 90s; '90s; david klamm; in living color; david wain; wet hot american summer; mr show; mad tv; we're not worthy; were not worthy; wayne's world; waynes world; sketch comedy; skit comedy; mike myers; dana carvey; snl; saturday night live; the state; mtv; comedy central; kids in the hall; monty python; sctv; wayans; chris rock; bob odenkirk; carol burnett; dave thomas; reno 911; reno 911!; adam sandler; jim carrey; jennifer coolidge; amy poehler; ben stiller; patton oswalt; will ferrell; judd apatow; janeane garofalo; adam mckay