The sheer force of Saturday Night Live‘s cultural impact over the last thirty-nine years can be measured in the same terms as an environmental catastrophe: dollars, lives, careers, and awareness. The world is irrefutably a different place with SNL in it, and, whether you love it, hate it, or haven’t watched “since it was good,” there is no escaping the sardonic jabs that Lorne Michaels and company poke at the ribs of society every week. In Live From New York, Tom Shales explores, through hundreds of interviews, the history – some joyous, some bitter, and some gruesome – of the show and its place in the world, constantly reminding all of us how silly we can look sometimes. On Monday January 27th at 7:00 p.m. in the BookPeople cafe, come meet some like-minded pranksters to toss around ideas, reminisce about your favorite spoofs, and – oh yeah – shout “LIVE FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS, IT’S THE STAND UP SIT DOWN BOOK CLUB!”
The Stand Up Sit Down Book Club meets on the last Monday of every month at 7:00 p.m. at the “cool kids’ table,” in the BookPeople cafe to discuss the history and philosophy of comedy and the memoirs of funny people. Swing by on January 27th to confabulate about Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live by Tom Shales (someone just learned the word “confabulate”). Mention the book club to your cashier and get 10% off the list price of this month’s book, and remember, there may not be a two-drink-minimum at this comedy club, but, after a few minutes with these goofballs, you’ll wish you’d brought a flask.
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