THE HYPE LAUGHING MATTERS A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES AT A COMPANY OF TROUPERS.What's so funny? Well, a lot of what America has found humorous for the past 40 years has been due to the alumni of a small comedy group that started in Chicago. Do these names ring a bell? Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd Daniel Edward Aykroyd CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning Canadian/American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and musician. He was an original cast member of Saturday Night Live , James and John Belushi John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor and musician, notable for his work on Saturday Night Live, National Lampoon's Animal House and The Blues Brothers. , Peter Boyle Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006)[1][2] was an Emmy Award-winning American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. , John Candy John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian comedian and actor. Candy rose to fame as a member of the Toronto, Canada branch of The Second City, often playing lovable losers and characters with bad luck but big hearts. , Chris Farley Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member at Chicago's Second City Theatre and achieved his greatest fame as a cast member on the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. , Barbara Harris Barbara Harris may refer to:
``The Second City: Backstage at the World's Greatest Comedy Theatre'' (Sourcebooks; $45) tells this remarkable story. The troupe blossomed into a syndicated TV show, ``SCTV SCTV Second City Television SCTV Slow Scan Television SCTV Sea Cadet Training Vessel (Canada) SCTV Separation and Control Test Vehicle ,'' which starred other talents, like Rick Moranis, as well as spinning off a second Second City troupe in Toronto. As Bill Murray says on the intro to the two CDs that accompany the book, ``Second City has given many talented people their starts but, more importantly, has killed many thousands of talented people.'' This trial by humor is chronicled in a lively fashion in ``Backstage,'' and if the interesting pictures and copy aren't enough, the sketches on the CD are funny. (What'd you expect?) - Rob Lowman QUOTABLE quot·a·ble adj. Suitable for or worthy of quoting: a quotable slogan; a quotable pundit. quot ``After training for 'The Hurricane,' this was a relief. I enjoyed takinga back seat. And the only thing I had to lift was a whistle.''- Denzel Washington on his role as a high school football coach in``Remember the Titans'' RINGING IN THE SHEAVES sheaves 1 n. Plural of sheaf. sheaves Noun the plural of sheaf sheaves sheaf POP CORN!: Fifty brides-to-be will race through a cornfield for the chance to win a diamond ring. No, this is not a Midwestern version of reality TV. It's a contest being held at the corn maze in Camarillo. At 3 p.m. today at the Amazing Maize Maze (``maize maze''! get it?) at Las Posas and Hueneme Roads, 50 women, dressed in children's costume veils, accompanied by teammates (grooms, maids of honor, etc.), will compete in the ``Find the Sparkle'' contest. The women, randomly chosen from the Bridal Premiere bridal shows held at the Westlake Hyatt and Valencia Hyatt, will try to solve the giant four-acre corn maze and find a costume-jewelry ring. The winner can exchange the trinket for a one-carat diamond ring, courtesy of Victoria's Jewelers. The maze is currently open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays; it is closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Admission is $10 for adults, $7 for children, age 4-12 and seniors, age 65 and over. For general public information, call (805) 495-5678. - Rodney Richey IN THE SPOTLIGHT WRITE ON: Joey Lauren Adams, now seen with Minnie Driver in ``Beautiful,'' is an actress, but what she really wants to do is write. And write and write and write. Adams, who was the object of Ben Affleck's desire in Kevin Smith's ``Chasing Amy,'' is enthusiastic about how much fun she has had writing her first screenplay. The story is built around characters much like her own family in North Little Rock, Ark. If someday the movie is made, she envisions herself starring and says that male lead would be her soulmate soulmate n → compañero/a del alma , if only he really existed. Although she got off to a slow start with the project, it now seems to have its own momentum as she nears completion of her first draft. ``Sometimes I'll be writing and it's like, 'Slow down, guys.' They (her characters) just start going, and it's not even anything I planned or thought about them saying,'' Adams said. ``I'm writing, and I'm saying, 'Guys, you're going to Granny's for dinner,' and they're like, 'No we're not, we're going out for a drink.' '' Although Adams, who received a Golden Globe nomination for ``Amy'' and starred opposite Adam Sandler in ``Big Daddy,'' said she would be happy to work again with her ``Beautiful'' director Sally Field, she's not sure whether she'll show this script to her. ``This is a really small movie. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if she wants to rough it in Arkansas, you know what I mean? We're going to be staying on Granny's couch,'' she laughed. ``I don't know if I could ask Sally to do that.'' - Valerie Kuklenski CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) no caption (The Second City) (2) Denzel Washington (3) Adams |
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