#77 - Interview with Author, Professor, and Media Expert Saul Austerlitz!
Thank you for tuning in! I am so happy to share this episode with the wonderful listeners of the show! On this episode, I welcome author, professor, and media expert Saul Austerlitz! Saul is the author of several excellent titles including: Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy, Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community, and Generation Friends: An Inside Look at the Show That Defined a Television Era. His work has also appeared in well-known publications such as the Boston Globe, the New York Times, New York Magazine, and Rollingstone to name just a few.
Coming out on August 22nd, 2023 is Saul's latest book: Kind of a Big Deal - How Anchorman stayed classy and became the most iconic comedy of the twenty-first century. I was fortunate enough to be given a copy of the book so that I could read it prior to our interview and I absolutely loved it! Saul's writing is so easy to digest and absorb. I learned so much about the creation of the film, what went on behind-the-scenes, and so much more! It's a must read for any comedy lover! You can learn more about his latest book and Saul's career on his website: https://www.saulausterlitz.com/
A huge thanks to Saul Austerlitz and Hannah Poole for making this happen!
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Saul Austerlitz
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Saul Austerlitz is an adjunct professor of writing and comedy history at New York University, as well as the author of Generation Friends, named by Vulture as one of the “15 Best Books About TV Comedies”; and Just a Shot Away, which The New York Times Book Review called “the most blisteringly impassioned music book of the season.” He is a graduate of Yale University and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
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