The SNL Companion

Stephen Tropiano; Steven Ginsberg

doi:10.5771/9781493072613

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Copyright year: 2024
ISBN-Print: 978-1-4930-7260-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-4930-7261-3
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 630
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Prefaces No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
4. Introduction No access
1. “A Major Show in Television That People Will Talk About” No access Pages 1 - 6
2. “A Show That I Would Watch” No access Pages 7 - 13
3. “No Television Experience Required” No access Pages 14 - 26
4. “Live from New York—It’s Saturday Night” No access Pages 27 - 46
5. Breaking New Ground No access Pages 47 - 53
6. One Samurai, Two Wild and Crazy Guys, and Three Coneheads No access Pages 54 - 74
7. Season 6—The Worst Season (So Far) No access Pages 75 - 85
8. Starting Over (and Over) No access Pages 86 - 101
9. Getting into Character No access Pages 102 - 118
10. Saturday Night Alive (and Dead) No access Pages 119 - 130
11. Resuscitating SNL No access Pages 131 - 143
12. Laughing Matters No access Pages 144 - 155
13. SNL Goes Digital No access Pages 156 - 169
14. A New Era in Political Comedy No access Pages 170 - 180
15. Politics and the Presidency, Part 1 No access Pages 181 - 204
16. Politics and the Presidency, Part 2 No access Pages 205 - 227
17. Repertory and Featured Players No access Pages 228 - 262
18. “No Comedy Experience Required” No access Pages 263 - 284
19. Keeping Live Music Alive No access Pages 285 - 295
20. An Unexpected Surprise No access Pages 296 - 310
21. “A Nonexistent Problem with an Inadequate Solution” No access Pages 311 - 327
22. “And Here’s a Short Film By . . .” No access Pages 328 - 342
23. Weekend Update No access Pages 343 - 359
24. “Yeah, That’s the Ticket!” No access Pages 360 - 375
25. “Well, Isn’t That Special?” No access Pages 376 - 390
26. From the Small Screen to the Big Screen No access Pages 391 - 410
Appendix A: Episode Guide No access Pages 411 - 576
Appendix B: Awards No access Pages 577 - 592
Selected Bibliography No access Pages 593 - 602
Index No access Pages 603 - 630