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Saturday Night Live, Hollywood Comedy, and American Culture
From Chevy Chase to Tina Fey
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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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- One: âIâm Chevy Chase and You, Youâre Merely a Statisticâ: Self-reference and Stardom on Saturday Night Live
- Two: âIâll Write You a Note Saying Youâre Too Well to Attendâ: National Lampoonâs Animal House Takes Saturday Night Live to Hollywood
- Three: âBut the Kids Love Usâ: The Development of Bill Murrayâs Star Persona from Saturday Night Live to Ghostbusters
- Four: âI Donât Even Like Myselfâ: The Revision and Retreat of Saturday Night Live Stars after Ghostbusters
- Five: âAge Is a Tough One for Meâ: Selling Saturday Night Live in the 1980s
- Six: âI Still Know How to Partyâ: Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, and Generational Change on Saturday Night Live
- Seven: âA Colourful, Emotional, Working Class Heroâ? The Development of Adam Sandlerâs Fictional and Extra-fictional Personas
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index