Description

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A rich and heartfelt look at a series that rewrote the rules of TV sitcoms

About the Author

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Chris Barsanti is the author of several books on pop culture, including What Would Keanu Do?, The Sci-Fi Movie Guide, Filmology, and (with Brian Cogan and Jeff Massey) Monty Python FAQ. A member of the National Book Critics Circle and Online Film Critics Society, he covers graphic novels for Publishers Weekly and has also been published in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, PopMatters, Film Journal International, and the Chicago Tribune.Jeff Massey is an Associate Professor in the Royal English Department at Molloy College in Long Island, New York. He is the co-author of Everything I Ever Needed to Know About _____* I Learned from Monty Python and co-editor of the collection Heads Will Roll: Decapitation in the Medieval and Early Modern Imagination. Dr. Massey holds advanced degrees in both medieval and classical literatures, with a particular interest in mythology and monstrosity; werewolves are his specialty.Brian Cogan is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Communication at Molloy College. He is the author of The Encyclopedia of Punk and co-author of Everything I Ever Needed to Know About _____* I Learned from Monty Python, and has also written numerous articles on punk rock, comic books, and the intersection of politics and popular culture.