Synopses & Reviews
A brilliantly written biography of the amazing comic titan of National Lampoon and "Saturday Night Live".
Michael O'Donoghue was a comic genius -- but his kind of comedy was something new. To O'Donoghue, nothing was sacred; he redefined what was funny, or what should be. John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, P.J. O'Rourke, Buck Henry, Doug Kenney -- all these great comic minds and many more were affected by the acid wit of Mr. Mike. Now, critic and humorist Dennis Perrin offers the first detailed examination of this singular sensibility and his outrageous creative work. From his famous and infamous pieces in National Lampoon (including "How to Write Good", "Tarzan of the Cows", "Children's Letters to the Gestapo", and "The Vietnamese Baby Book"), to his breathtaking stint as the key founding writer of "Saturday Night Live", the author skillfully takes us behind a mercurial public personality for an incredibly revealing portrait of the man inside.