Saturday Night Live, Hollywood Comedy, and American Culture: From Chevy Chase to Tina Fey (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781349287932)

Saturday Night Live, Hollywood Comedy, and American Culture sheds new light on the ways in which Saturday Night Live s confrontational, boundary-pushing approach spilled over into film production, contributing to some of the biggest hits in Hollywood history, such as National Lampoon s Animal House, Ghostbusters, and Beverly Hills Cop. Jim Whalley also considers how SNL has adapted to meet the needs of subsequent generations, launching the film careers of Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell and others in the process. Supported by extensive archival research, some of Hollywood s most popular comedians are placed into the contexts of film and television comic traditions and social and cultural trends in American life.

Author: J. Whalley
ISBN-10: 1349287938
ISBN-13: 9781349287932
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 07/21/2010
Pages: 234
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d