Brave New Workshop : promiscuous hostility and laughs in the land of loons /

Brave New Workshop : promiscuous hostility and laughs in the land of loons /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hubbard, Rob (Journalist), author.
Imprint:	Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2015.
Description:	175 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Brave New Workshop (Minneapolis, Minn.) -- History. Brave New Workshop (Minneapolis, Minn.) Theatrical companies -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- History. Theater -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis -- History. Theater. Theatrical companies. Minnesota -- Minneapolis. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10394852

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Other authors / contributors:	Franken, Al, writer of foreword.
ISBN:	9781626196865 1626196869
Notes:	Includes index.
Summary:	"In 1958, former circus aerialist Dudley Riggs opened a Minneapolis coffeehouse with a stage for performers and created an American comedic institution. What started as a way to draw customers on slow nights became the Brave New Workshop, a comedy theater sinking its satirical talons deep into the culture of Minneapolis-St. Paul for over half a century. This theater helped launch the careers of many talented performers, including satirist-turned-senator Al Franken and his Saturday Night Live partner in comedy, Tom Davis, as well as comedian Louie Anderson, Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead, screenwriter Pat Proft of the Naked Gun films and many others. Author Rob Hubbard tells the story of the hilarity, irreverence and imagination of the Brave New Workshop--a funhouse mirror to the world around it. "--Page 4 of cover.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Bricks Through the Windows, Nazis in the Basement; or, Farewell 2605
2. A Caffeine-assisted Awakening; or, Something on Sundays
3. Between the Blackouts; or, A Revolution in Suede Jackets and MGs
4. A Bit about Dudley; or, For Whom the Bow Ties
5. March Backward into History; or, An Inside Look at the Backside of the '60s
6. Miss America versus Miss St. Paul; or, Pageant of Pulchritude
7. The Political Invitational; or, Farr, Forsythe and Other Farces
8. Silly, Spontaneous and Southbound; or, Sabu, Saddle Up the Elephants
9. The Titular Roundup; or, Now that We Have Your Attention...
10. The Accidental Empire; or. East to the West Bank
11. On the Road and the Radio; or. From Greece to Cuba and Into Your Ear
12. Videosyncrasies; or, Send in the Clones
13. Your Review of Revues; or. Side by Side by Sodom
14. Tech Trouble with Stevie Ray; or, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
15. Don't Panic, No One's in Control; or, The Man Who Shot Liberal Values
16. Brave New Workshop's Greatest Hits; or, The Pirates of Pennzoil
17. Touch Me Again for the Very First Time; or, This Election Is Riggscd
18. The Ballad of John and Jenni; or, A Deal with Dudley
19. Cruising, Calhoun and Playing the Palace; or, The Hennepin Hop
20. Your Office Could be a Comedy Troupe; or, A Cubicle Named Desire
21. The Adventures of Caleb and Katy; or, Discount Family Values
22. Miracle at 824 Hennepin Avenue; or, Uptown, Downtown
Afterword
Appendix: Distinguished Alumni
Index
About the Author