{"product_id":"the-mee-ow-show-at-50-from-cultural-rebellion-to-comedy-institution-9780810148215","title":"The Mee-Ow Show at 50: From Cultural Rebellion to Comedy Institution","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17106040\"\u003eJoseph B. Radding\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17106041\"\u003ePaul W. Warshauer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810148215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810148218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER011020\"\u003eTheater | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER022000\"\u003eImprovisation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036090\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48460024447213,"sku":"9780810148215","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_aecd8549-9b89-42e1-a782-0d18a19b17ba.jpg?v=1753657978","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/the-mee-ow-show-at-50-from-cultural-rebellion-to-comedy-institution-9780810148215","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}