Full name: Mr. Mike: The Life and Work of Michael O'Donoghue

Author: Dennis Perrin Year: 1998 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Biographies, Humor Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780380728329 9780380973309 038072832X 0380973308

Michael O'Donoghue's humor spared no one's feelings or sensitivities. He was a towering figure in American popular culture, the prime artistic force behind an entire generation of humorists and satirists. John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, P.J. O'Rourke, Buck Henry, Doug Kenney, and more were all affected by the acid wit of Mr. Mike. This book examines O'Donoghue's life and work, from his early days devising confrontational theatre and the underground comic Phoebe Zeit-Geist to an unprecedented string of pieces in National Lampoon, from O'Donoghue's breathtaking stint as the key founding writer of Saturday Night Live to his tumultuous adventures in Hollywood. Included is never-before-seen O'Donoghue material, some of it censored by editors or TV executives, made public here for the first time. Similar books: Peter Cook by Harry Thompson Belushi by Judy Belushi Pisano Ladies and gentlemen: Lenny Bruce!! by Albert Goldman American Scream by Cynthia True Furious Cool by David Henry Letterman by Jason Zinoman If I Don't Write It Nobody Else Will by Eric Sykes In All His Glory by Sally Bedell Smith Billy by Pamela Stephenson Crying With Laughter by Bob Monkhouse Johnny Carson by Henry Bushkin Ball of Fire by Stefan Kanfer Balzac by Stefan Zweig Victor Hugo by Graham Robb Samuel Beckett by Anthony Cronin What's So Funny? by Tim Conway A Liar's Autobiography by Graham Chapman At My Mother's Knee... by Paul O'Grady The Sound of Laughter by Peter Kay Crash and Burn by Artie Lange