Saturday night live, hollywood comedy, and american culture: from Chevy Chase to Tina Fey

This book addresses how Saturday Night Live's confrontational, boundary-pushing approach spilled over into film production, contributing to some of the biggest hits in Hollywood history. INDICE: - Introduction - 'I'm Chevy Chase and you, you're merely a statistic': Self-reference and Stardom on Saturday Night Live - 'I'll write you a note saying you're too well to attend': National Lampoon's Animal House Takes Saturday Night Live to Hollywood - 'But the Kids Love Us': The Development of Bill Murray's Star Persona from Saturday Night Live to Ghostbusters - 'I Don't Even Like Myself': The Revision and Retreat of Saturday Night Live Stars after Ghostbusters - 'Age is a Tough One for Me': Selling Saturday Night Live in the 1980s - 'I Still Know How to Party': Mike Myers, Adam Sandler and GenerationalChange on Saturday Night Live - 'A Colorful, Emotional, Working Class Hero'? The Development of Adam Sandler's Fictional and Extra-fictional Personas - Conclusion

• ISBN: 978-0-230-10358-0
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 23/07/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés