SCTV: Behind the Scenes - Softcover

Thomas, Dave

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0771085680 ISBN 13: 9780771085680

Publisher: McClelland & Stewart, 1997

Synopsis

Profiles the cast members of the Canadian television comedy series, lists the sketches from every show, and presents anecdotes from actors, directors, and writers

About this title

Review:

If you're like me you only watch "Saturday Night Live" if you're bored our of your gourd or some of your friends are in the featured band. I hate to say it, but the show is simply not funny anymore. And even during the frenetic heyday of SNL, there was a similar show, self-consciously called "Second City TV" that many media afficianados feel was vastly superior to SNL (and in fact, many SNL cast and production staff came to Gotham by way of SCTV, only to be eaten alive).

This is a fun book about an important period of American televisied humor and the people that made it worth watching.

Review:

Dave Thomas brings an insider's insight and a performer's eye for absurd detail to this glorious reconstructioin of one of the funnies television shows ever to hit the airwaves. With contributions by cast members and production staff, and pictures from the show's archives and from private collections... -- The Publisher

About this edition

• Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0771085680
• ISBN 13: 9780771085680
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272