{"product_id":"funny-business","title":"Funny Business","description":"\u003cb\u003eA celebration of a generation of iconic comedies--the raunchy, blockbuster \"Frat Pack\" films of the early 2000s--and a no-holds-barred look at their rise and fall in Hollywood, the effects of which can still be felt in the fractured media landscape of today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you were a moviegoer in the early aughts, you had a front-row seat to a golden age of comedy. Ben Stiller, Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell, Owen Wilson, Steve Carell, and Vince Vaughn became unlikely leading men--a band of rowdy wedding crashers, hungover bachelors, and 40-year-old virgins dubbed the \"Frat Pack\" that took Hollywood by storm over the span of a single decade. Then, seemingly overnight, Frat Pack movies vanished. Or did they? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFunny Business\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning author and film critic Matt Singer traces the path these gonzo stars and directors took from the fringes of comedy to the mainstream--beginning on tiny stages like Second City and the Groundlings, then infiltrating into talent incubators like \u003ci\u003eSNL\u003c\/i\u003e, eventually leading to the big screen. Along the way, he shares insider stories of the films that raised a generation, including: \u003ci\u003eThe 40-Year-Old Virgin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZoolander\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBorat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnchorman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOld School\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Hangover\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow did these movies and their stars come to dominate a generation of moviemaking? Who won--and who was left out--of this comedy boom? And can studio comedies make a comeback in our modern digital and streaming world? \u003ci\u003eFunny Business\u003c\/i\u003e points the way forward to a (possible) new future for cinema--never forgetting that the audience always gets the last laugh.","brand":"G.P. Putnam's Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46156740231215,"sku":"9798217047949","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/2855\/6847\/files\/imageloader_0cf1b101-6f79-4425-9846-cd3bc83a8479.jpg?v=1789045190","url":"https:\/\/tssbooks.com\/products\/funny-business","provider":"tssbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}