The book equals Joe Orton's famous Diaries in providing an unblushing account of a gay lifestyle linked to entertainment. Full of outrageous fictions and touching truths, in telling surreal and outrageous lies Graham Chapman often uncovers a truth about himself and colleagues. The stories Chapman relates--whether as mountaineer or medical student (he was a doctor); actor or alcoholic (he was both); heterosexual groupie-guzzler or homosexual coming to terms with himself (bit of both)--form a surreal and crowded mosaic that is funny, disturbing, and moving by turns. A minor cult classic by a major comic talent.

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    Featuring a complete listing of every series that has run on network, syndicated, and public television from 1948 to the present, this new edition now boasts listings for more than 5,400 daytime and prime-time series on the three major networks, plus Fox, UPN, WB, NET/PBS, Du Mont, syndicated shows, and more cable series than ever. Also included are a list of more than 1,000 noteworthy specials, from made-for-TV movies to variety shows to news specials; prime-time schedules for every season; Emmy and Peabody Award winners; Nielsen's Top 20, season by season; and an index of more than 19,000 TV personalities, on and off the screen.

    It details the process behind building Muppets at The Muppet Workshop from Jim Henson's days on Sam and Friends up to The Muppet Movie. With over 40 pages written by the Henson staff, the book contains a number of color and black & white photos not published previously or since. These include behind-the-scenes candids, concept sketches, studio portraits, and several collage creations -- one of which is featured as a center fold-out.