The Mee-Ow Show at 50
Northwestern University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8101-4821-5 (ISBN)
The fifty-year history of the Mee-Ow Show at Northwestern University and its influence on contemporary comedy In the fall of 1973, two students at Northwestern University resolved to create something on stage that was wholly their own. Soon, they would be joined by a cohort of performers, musicians, and staff, and the resulting production would go on to launch the careers of scores of entertainment professionals, including some of the most well-known and awarded names in comedy today. This book is not only an account of the rebellious fifty-year history of the Mee-Ow Show, now the longest-running student sketch comedy and improv show in the country, but also its far-reaching influence. The storied group’s alumni include such household names as Craig Bierko, Ana Gasteyer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Cameron Mitchell, Dermot Mulroney, Seth Myers, and Kristen Schall.
Based on more than a hundred new interviews with group members, presenting their words alongside never-before-published photographs and ephemera, The Mee-Ow Show at 50 provides a chronicle of the last half-century of the American undergraduate experience—and reveals how, from New York to Los Angeles, contemporary comedy can trace its roots to an upstart student production in Evanston, Illinois.
Joseph B. Radding was the first Mee-Ow Show’s Surrealist-in-Residence. A former agency creative director, he is an artist, designer, writer, educator, martial artist, and medieval reenactor. He lives in Michigan with his wife, dog, and two cats. Paul W. Warshauer cofounded and coproduced the first Mee-Ow Show. He owns and operates Grande Venues, a historic real estate development company. He also performs original murder mysteries nationwide. He lives in Minnesota.
Acknowledgements Foreword by Seth Meyers
Preface
1. Rebellion and Social Change, 1974
2. Survival and Stumble, 1975–1983
3. Recovery and Success, 1984–1990
4. New Groups Emerge, 1991–2001
5. The Formula, 2002–2010
6. Onward to the Fiftieth Anniversary and Beyond, 2011–2023
7. The Legacy, Influence, and Future of the Mee-Ow Show and Its People
8. In Their Own Words: Notable Alumni on the Effect of Their Mee-Ow Experience
Appendix: The People Who Made Mee-Ow
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.10.2024 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Evanston |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8101-4821-8 / 0810148218 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8101-4821-5 / 9780810148215 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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