A futile and stupid gesture : how Doug Kenney and National lampoon changed comedy forever /

The ultimate biography of National Lampoon and its cofounder Doug Kenney, this book offers the first complete history of the immensely popular magazine and its brilliant and eccentric characters. With wonderful stories of the comedy scene in New York City in the 1970s and National Lampoon's pla...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Karp, Josh
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Chicago Review Press, ©2006.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Kenney, Douglas C.
National lampoon > History.
National lampoon (Title)
1900-1999
Periodical editors > United States > Biography.
Comedians > United States > Biography.
American wit and humor > History and criticism.
Rédacteurs en chef > États-Unis > Biographies.
Comiques > États-Unis > Biographies.
Humour américain > Histoire et critique.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Publishing.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Entertainment & Performing Arts.
American wit and humor
Comedians
Intellectual life
Periodical editors
United States > Intellectual life > 20th century.
États-Unis > Vie intellectuelle > 20e siècle.
United States
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Midas at the Marmont; 1 Hayley Mills in Pleasantville; 2 The Most Perfect WASP; 3 Here Is New York; 4 You've Got a Weird Mind. You'll Fit in Well Here.; 5 What Do Women Eat?; 6 Hitler Being Difficult; 7 Show Biz and Dead Dogs; 8 Guns and Sandwiches; 9 The Pirates; 10 The Cultural Revolution; 11 Fuck the Proposal; 12 Round Up the Usual Jews; 13 Pheasant Shake for Mr. Kenney; 14 A Year with No Spring; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.

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