{"product_id":"the-mee-ow-show-at-50-from-cultural-rebellion-to-comedy-institution-paperback-1","title":"The Mee-Ow Show at 50: From Cultural Rebellion to Comedy Institution - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph B. Radding\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePaul W. Warshauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSeth Meyers\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe fifty-year history of the Mee-Ow Show at Northwestern University and its influence on contemporary comedy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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 Meyers, and Kristen Schaal. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Based on more than a hundred new interviews with group members, presenting their words alongside never-before-published photographs and ephemera, \u003ci\u003eThe Mee-Ow Show at 50\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOSEPH B. RADDING\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAUL W. WARSHAUER\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53683041730867,"sku":"9780810148215","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/0r7Z3JnskQ9780810148215_4579612b-6caa-49ff-8895-522a1d62b695.webp?v=1784508042","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-mee-ow-show-at-50-from-cultural-rebellion-to-comedy-institution-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}