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dodgson's review against another edition
3.0
Infinitely more satisfying than its film adaptation, it still ends up strangely divided between a personal story and a catalog of an important era in comedy. Karp spends a lot of time repeating the same handful of thoughts about Doug Kenney’s personality, humor, and outlook—searching in vain for an explanation that will never be certain. The decline of the magazine as it hired contributors who began as its fans is a fascinating element of the story, and familiar to any "Simpsons" fan.
brakywaki's review against another edition
4.0
I didn’t anticipate my big takeaway from this to be “I hope Tony Hendra is miserable and burning for all of eternity” but wow how did I not know what he did? Even more shocking, as someone who usually hates Chevy Chase, this book gave his more humanity in a few brief passages than I’d ever expected with his reputation as it is now.
lordcheez's review against another edition
4.0
This is the ultimate read for someone who is interest in the history of American comedy. National Lampoon an Doug Kenney are key to the situation and it is fantastic.
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