The films of Albert Brooks. by Long, Christian B.

Table of Contents: “…The Counterculture Squared: Albert Brooks's Saturday Night Live /…”
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The dance of the comedians : the people, the president, and the performance of political standup comedy in America / by Robinson, Peter M., 1958-

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Music in comedy television : notes on laughs /

Table of Contents: “…Ostrofsky -- And now for something completely different (sounding): Monty Python's musical circus / Liz Giuffre and Demetrius Romeo -- That junky funky folk vibe: Quincy Jones's title theme for Sanford and son / Amedeo D'Adamo -- Once in a lifetime: music, parody and comical incongruity in the Young ones / Phillip Hayward and Matt Hill -- The mockumentary sitcom: the discomfort of fake realism / Carlo Nardi -- "Must hear TV": scrubs and the pop soundtrack / Alexander Koch -- Music in comedy television from the composer's perspective: getting "the answers you're not looking for" in an interview with David Schwartz / Liz Giuffre -- "I told you I was freaky": gender, genre and parody in the songs of Flight of the conchords / Kirsten Zemke -- The Lonely island's "SNL digital short" as music video parody: building on Saturday night live's legacy / Penny Spirou -- Sketching out Portlandia's musical layers / Emma Driver and Sarah Attfield -- Inverting expectations: Mozart in the jungle and humor with classical musicians / Stan Beeler -- Pure and simple: music as a personal and comedic resource in Car share / Brett Mills and Mark Rimmer.…”

Funny how? : sketch comedy and the art of humor / by Clayton, Alex, 1979-

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A futile and stupid gesture : how Doug Kenney and National lampoon changed comedy forever / by Karp, Josh

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Hollywood's White House : the American presidency in film and history /

Table of Contents: “…Levine -- Bestowing knighthood : the visual aspects of Bill Clinton's Camelot legacy / Luc Herman -- Hollywood, impersonation, and presidential celebrity in the 1990s / David Haven Blake -- Television satire and the presidency : the case of Saturday night live / John Matviko -- The transformed presidency : the Real presidency and Hollywood's Reel presidency / Myron A. …”
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TV-a-go-go : rock on TV from American Bandstand to American Idol / by Austen, Jake

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