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When Michael Showalter first sat down to write his debut book, he set out with the high-minded and sincere intention to write an “important memoir” that would change the lives of its readers in ...

A standout comedy performer both among the young Turks of The State and in the nü-vaudeville of Stella, Michael Showalter has made a sketch and stand-up career out of dismantling jokes, only to ...