30 Rock at 20
Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of Tina Fey’s satirical sitcom, 30 Rock. 30 Rock stars Fey as comedy writer Liz Lemon, who is the producer of the fictitious sketch comedy show The Girlie Show (later TGS with Tracy Jordan) on NBC. Produced by Lorne Michaels, the show is loosely based on Fey’s experience as head…
Dan Aykroyd: The Most Versatile SNL Cast Member
Saturday Night Live premiered on October 11th, 1975, and to commemorate its anniversary this coming Sunday, today’s blog will take a look back at one of the greatest comedic talents to come from the show. Dan Aykroyd was one of the original seven cast members when Saturday Night Live premiered in October 1975. The youngest…
Top 10 Network Sitcoms (1970s-Today)
Network sitcoms once dominated television, with millions of families across the country tuning in each week to watch their favorite shows. Whether it’s a family sitcom, a workplace sitcom, or a friend group sitcom, these shows reflected the lives of everyday people in a humorous and relatable light. For this list, I have ranked the…
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30 Rock at 20
Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of Tina Fey’s satirical sitcom, 30 Rock. 30 Rock stars Fey as comedy writer Liz Lemon, who is the producer of the fictitious sketch comedy show The Girlie Show…
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Dan Aykroyd: The Most Versatile SNL Cast Member
Saturday Night Live premiered on October 11th, 1975, and to commemorate its anniversary this coming Sunday, today’s blog will take a look back at one of the greatest comedic talents to come from the…
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Top 10 Network Sitcoms (1970s-Today)
Network sitcoms once dominated television, with millions of families across the country tuning in each week to watch their favorite shows. Whether it’s a family sitcom, a workplace sitcom, or a friend group sitcom,…
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Howard Stern and the Death of the “Shock Jock”
Howard Stern is one of the most controversial figures in entertainment history. The self-proclaimed “King of All Media” has hosted his self-titled radio show since the 1980s, starting on terrestrial radio before moving to…
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The Tragedy of The Tonight Show: Part II
Preface Today’s article is the second part of a two-part blog series chronicling the two major controversies that took place in The Tonight Show’s history. Last week’s article was about the tension between Jay…
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The Tragedy of The Tonight Show: Part I
Preface This article is the first in a two-part series. In this two-part blog series, I will cover in depth the two major conflicts in the history of The Tonight Show, starting with the…
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Top 10 Mockumentaries
Parody documentaries, often called mockumentaries, have been a comedic technique in film and television for a long time. The various types of documentaries, such as sports, music, and history, can be easily parodied or…
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The Lonely Island:
The Comedy Team of the 21st Century Comedy teams go back to the early days of comedy and vaudeville with acts such as Stan & Ollie, Abbott and Costello, and George and Gracie. Comedy…
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The History of The Daily Show
It has been thirty years since the news satire late-night show The Daily Show premiered on Comedy Central in July of 1996. The Daily Show was created by television producer Madeline Smithberg and comedian…
