Saturday Night Live, Hollywood Comedy, and American Culture: From Chevy Chase to Tina Fey

by Jim Whalley

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349287938
• ISBN13: 9781349287932
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"