A Hollywood insider draws from his four decades of experience to
create a scathingly brilliant and caustically comedic bird's-eye
view behind the scenes of comedy television.
A wickedly delicious roman-a-clef about the making of a sitcom
called My Urban Buddies, this satirical romp of a novel portrays
life on the other side of the television lens, hilariously sending
up self-serious Hollywood stereotypes across the board.
Programmed-for-success director J. T. Baker has to bring an
up-and-coming sitcom to fruition after its initial director shoots
himself in the head with a nail gun. Comically annotated with
helpful and enlightening Hollywood glossary terms ("Creative-type
director: One who has no hope of working in this town again";
"Eccentric: Affecting a style of dress, coiffure, speech,
mannerisms, etc., carefully calculated to give the impression of
creative credibility"), Benson creates an exaggerated world of
crazy writers; backstabbing executives, agents, and producers;
foul-mouthed everyone-elses; and hardcore cynics--and the
ridiculous inner monologues behind them.
General
Imprint: |
HarperCollins Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2007 |
First published: |
August 2007 |
Authors: |
Robby Benson
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Dimensions: |
203 x 137 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
368 |
Edition: |
Annotated edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-06-124500-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-06-124500-3 |
Barcode: |
9780061245008 |
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