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(CASTLE) Alison Castle ~ Saturday Night Live: The Book: New, Sealed

Author ~ Alison Castle

Title ~ Saturday Night Live: The Book

Edition ~ Unknown, Sealed

ISBN ~ 9783836552417

Publisher ~ Taschen

Published ~ 2015-02-25

Language ~ English

Pages ~ 500

Format ~ Hardcover 

Condition ~ Used, New, Sealed 

Some of the plastic wrap is missing 

Categories ~ #Television, #Anthologies, #Comedy, #Broadcasting, #SaturdayNightLive, #NonFiction, #AlisonCastle, #9783836552417

On October 11, 1975 at 11:30 p.m., NBC viewers who tuned in to the network's new late night show saw a sketch featuring John Belushi repeating, in a thick foreign accent, nonsensical phrases about wolverines being read to him by head writer Michael O'Donohue. Abruptly, O'Donohue clutched his heart and collapsed onto the floor. Belushi paused, raised his eyebrow, and then did the same. Posing as the stage manager, Chevy Chase entered the set and feigned confusion before breaking character and announcing to the camera: "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!"

In that instant, television, which had long been out of touch with the young and hip, experienced the first seismic tremors of a major paradigm shift. TV comedy as we know it today owes it all to Saturday Night Live, the show that dared to take risks (not least the fact that it's broadcast live), challenge the censors, and celebrate the work of offbeat writer-performers. Hundreds of gifted and dedicated people have contributed to Saturday Night Live over the years, and this book pays homage to their groundbreaking work. The list of esteemed alumni, most of whom were complete unknowns when they debuted on SNL, reads like a Who's Who of the past 4 decades in comedy: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Al Franken, Eddie Murphy, Martin Short, Billy Crystal, Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Chris Farley, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Conan O'Brien, Chris Rock, Will Ferrell, Tracy Morgan, Jimmy Fallon and so many more.

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