Nick Marx is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Colorado State University.Matt Sienkiewicz is Assistant Professor of Communication and International Studies at Boston College.Ron Becker is Associate Professor of Media Studies at Miami University of Ohio where he is also an affiliate of the American Studies, Film Studies, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies programs. He is the author of Gay TV and Straight America.

• 1. Introduction: Situating Saturday Night Live within American Television Culture / Nick Marx, Matt Sienkiewicz, and Ron BeckerPart I: Live from New York on NBC2. The Evolution of Saturday Night / Michele Hilmes3. "Live from New York!" / Susan Murray4. Michael O'Donoghue, Experimental Television Comedy, and Saturday Night Live's Authorship / Evan ElkinsPart II: Staying Alive on Saturday Night5. Politics and the Brand: Saturday Night Live's Campaign Season Humor and Cultural Relevance / Jeffrey P. Jones6. Speaking Too Soon: SNL, 9/11 and the Remaking of American Irony / Matt Sienkiewicz7. Live Music: Mediating Musical Performance and Discord on Saturday Night Live / Alyxandra Vesey8. Going Backstage: Network Heritage, Industrial Identities, and Reiterated Mediation of Saturday Night Live's Work Worlds / Derek JohnsonPart III: Social Politics and Comedic Representation9: Bringing the Black: Eddie Murphy and African American Humor on Saturday Night Live / Racquel Gates10. "Is this the Era of the Woman?": SNL's Gender Politics in the New Millennium / Caryn Murphy11. "Reading Fauxbama: 'Honeyface' Performance on SNL" / Mary BeltránPart IV: Beyond Saturday Night, Beyond Television12.Skits Strung Together: Performance, Narrative, and the Sketch Comedy Aesthetic in SNL Films / Nick Marx13. Andy Samberg's Digital Success Story and Other Myths of the Internet Comedy Club / Ethan Thompson and Ethan Tussey14. Sketches Gone Viral: From Watercooler Talk to Participatory Comedy / David GurneyContributorsIndex

Readers looking for a more analytical approach to SNL will want to check out this interesting collection of essays. . . . The book is undeniably interesting as it explores the show from angles that many readers probably haven't encountered previously.(Booklist) If you like the variety show that weekly brings us outstanding sketch comedy and popular music, you'll find this book worthy. (NUVO) Readers looking for an informative collection of essays from challenging vantage points will find a lot to love here.(PopMatters) All the essays are scholarly and clear, and all end with a substantive bibliography. . . . The book is equally useful as a cohesive book or as a series of self-contained essays for a variety of disciplines. . . . Highly recommended. (Choice)

Nick Marx is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Colorado State University.Matt Sienkiewicz is Assistant Professor of Communication and International Studies at Boston College.Ron Becker is Associate Professor of Media Studies at Miami University of Ohio where he is also an affiliate of the American Studies, Film Studies, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies programs. He is the author of Gay TV and Straight America.

• 1. Introduction: Situating Saturday Night Live within American Television Culture / Nick Marx, Matt Sienkiewicz, and Ron BeckerPart I: Live from New York on NBC2. The Evolution of Saturday Night / Michele Hilmes3. "Live from New York!" / Susan Murray4. Michael O'Donoghue, Experimental Television Comedy, and Saturday Night Live's Authorship / Evan ElkinsPart II: Staying Alive on Saturday Night5. Politics and the Brand: Saturday Night Live's Campaign Season Humor and Cultural Relevance / Jeffrey P. Jones6. Speaking Too Soon: SNL, 9/11 and the Remaking of American Irony / Matt Sienkiewicz7. Live Music: Mediating Musical Performance and Discord on Saturday Night Live / Alyxandra Vesey8. Going Backstage: Network Heritage, Industrial Identities, and Reiterated Mediation of Saturday Night Live's Work Worlds / Derek JohnsonPart III: Social Politics and Comedic Representation9: Bringing the Black: Eddie Murphy and African American Humor on Saturday Night Live / Racquel Gates10. "Is this the Era of the Woman?": SNL's Gender Politics in the New Millennium / Caryn Murphy11. "Reading Fauxbama: 'Honeyface' Performance on SNL" / Mary BeltránPart IV: Beyond Saturday Night, Beyond Television12.Skits Strung Together: Performance, Narrative, and the Sketch Comedy Aesthetic in SNL Films / Nick Marx13. Andy Samberg's Digital Success Story and Other Myths of the Internet Comedy Club / Ethan Thompson and Ethan Tussey14. Sketches Gone Viral: From Watercooler Talk to Participatory Comedy / David GurneyContributorsIndex

Readers looking for a more analytical approach to SNL will want to check out this interesting collection of essays. . . . The book is undeniably interesting as it explores the show from angles that many readers probably haven't encountered previously.(Booklist) If you like the variety show that weekly brings us outstanding sketch comedy and popular music, you'll find this book worthy. (NUVO) Readers looking for an informative collection of essays from challenging vantage points will find a lot to love here.(PopMatters) All the essays are scholarly and clear, and all end with a substantive bibliography. . . . The book is equally useful as a cohesive book or as a series of self-contained essays for a variety of disciplines. . . . Highly recommended. (Choice)

Nick Marx is Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Colorado State University.Matt Sienkiewicz is Assistant Professor of Communication and International Studies at Boston College.Ron Becker is Associate Professor of Media Studies at Miami University of Ohio where he is also an affiliate of the American Studies, Film Studies, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies programs. He is the author of Gay TV and Straight America.

• 1. Introduction: Situating Saturday Night Live within American Television Culture / Nick Marx, Matt Sienkiewicz, and Ron BeckerPart I: Live from New York on NBC2. The Evolution of Saturday Night / Michele Hilmes3. "Live from New York!" / Susan Murray4. Michael O'Donoghue, Experimental Television Comedy, and Saturday Night Live's Authorship / Evan ElkinsPart II: Staying Alive on Saturday Night5. Politics and the Brand: Saturday Night Live's Campaign Season Humor and Cultural Relevance / Jeffrey P. Jones6. Speaking Too Soon: SNL, 9/11 and the Remaking of American Irony / Matt Sienkiewicz7. Live Music: Mediating Musical Performance and Discord on Saturday Night Live / Alyxandra Vesey8. Going Backstage: Network Heritage, Industrial Identities, and Reiterated Mediation of Saturday Night Live's Work Worlds / Derek JohnsonPart III: Social Politics and Comedic Representation9: Bringing the Black: Eddie Murphy and African American Humor on Saturday Night Live / Racquel Gates10. "Is this the Era of the Woman?": SNL's Gender Politics in the New Millennium / Caryn Murphy11. "Reading Fauxbama: 'Honeyface' Performance on SNL" / Mary BeltránPart IV: Beyond Saturday Night, Beyond Television12.Skits Strung Together: Performance, Narrative, and the Sketch Comedy Aesthetic in SNL Films / Nick Marx13. Andy Samberg's Digital Success Story and Other Myths of the Internet Comedy Club / Ethan Thompson and Ethan Tussey14. Sketches Gone Viral: From Watercooler Talk to Participatory Comedy / David GurneyContributorsIndex

Readers looking for a more analytical approach to SNL will want to check out this interesting collection of essays. . . . The book is undeniably interesting as it explores the show from angles that many readers probably haven't encountered previously.(Booklist) If you like the variety show that weekly brings us outstanding sketch comedy and popular music, you'll find this book worthy. (NUVO) Readers looking for an informative collection of essays from challenging vantage points will find a lot to love here.(PopMatters) All the essays are scholarly and clear, and all end with a substantive bibliography. . . . The book is equally useful as a cohesive book or as a series of self-contained essays for a variety of disciplines. . . . Highly recommended. (Choice)