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We're Not Worthy : From In Living Color to Mr. Show, How '90s Sketch TV Changed the Face of Comedy - Jason Klamm

We're Not Worthy

From In Living Color to Mr. Show, How '90s Sketch TV Changed the Face of Comedy

By: Jason Klamm, David Wain (Foreword by)

Hardcover | 12 September 2023

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In the ‘70s and ‘80s Saturday Night Live, SCTV, and Monty Python ruled the television airwaves with sketch comedy. But then came the 1990s—and alongside grunge music and oversized denim, sketch comedy was turned up to 11. With the promise of low budgets, big laughs, more diverse cast members, and fresh content, an ever-expanding number of television stations each wanted their very own hit sketch show. Saturday Night Live was ‘dead’ anyway, right?

We’re Not Worthy is the definitive account of ‘90s sketch comedy, the decade that forever changed what we laugh at. Author and comedian Jason Klamm goes behind the scenes of more than 50 sketch shows that ruled the ‘90s, including groundbreaking staples such as In Living Color, MTV’s The State, Mr. Show, Kids in the Hall, The Ben Stiller Show, and Mad TV, along with several swiftly canceled gigs (The Dana Carvey Show, anyone?). Each show seemed to launch at least one big name into the stratosphere: The Wayans family, Ben Stiller, Jennifer Coolidge, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey, Will Ferrell, Judd Apatow, Janeane Garofalo . . . the list goes on and on.

Klamm brings readers back to the ‘90s comedy landscape like never before, through over 150 new and candid interviews with trailblazers such as Mike Myers, Bob Odenkirk, Carol Burnett, Tommy Davidson, Adam McKay, Dave Thomas, Patton Oswalt, Reno 911!’s Kerri Kenney-Silver, and a litany of additional favorites. Plus the producers, writers, directors, and other insiders that pulled it all together.

Steeped with hilarious stories, on-the-set antics, and head-turning television politics, We’re Not Worthy is a revealing trip back to the decade that placed comedy on the razor''s edge.

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Holiday 2023 Gift Guide Mention: Cracked, /Film.

"The '90s were an exciting time for TV sketch comedy. In We're Not Worthy, Jason Klamm does a beautiful job compiling this rich history of nonsensical fart jokes, ratty synthetic wigs, and stick-on mustaches for all the world to read." - Kerry Kenney-Silver (The State / Reno 911!)

"We're Not Worthy is a real blast. Jason Klamm takes us on a wild ride through a breakthrough era. Thank goodness for all that ridiculousness!" - Kevin Allison (The State / RISK!)

"An indisputably sensational decade in comedy. We're Not Worthy is a labor of love driven by an urge to demystify. Klamm misses no opportunity to point out that before they were household names, the likes of Amy Poehler, Jennifer Coolidge, and Will Ferrell toiled in the low-pay, no-glory sketch-comedy trenches. Interviews with shining stars (Carol Burnett, Mike Myers, Bob Odenkirk) as well as lesser lights and behind-the-scenesters get across how the TV-sketch-comedy sausage is made." - Shelf Awareness (starred review)

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