Happy Happy Good Show
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Happy Happy Good Show was an improvisational comedy revue held at the Victory Gardens Studio Theater in Chicago
during the summer of 1988. The cast and writers were largely made up of writers on strike from Saturday Night Live
after the 1987–1988 season. The show is most notable for showcasing the performance talents of Bob Odenkirk
, Robert Smigel
, and Conan O'Brien
, as the three had previously only showcased their writing talents. The revue was directed by Mark Nutter.
Video clips of Happy Happy Good Show were shown on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
in 2006, when the program was taped for a week in Chicago.
was fairly negative, stating that "most of the skits in this show fall flat, underdeveloped and incomplete, little more, really, than blueprint works-in-progress."
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
during the summer of 1988. The cast and writers were largely made up of writers on strike from Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
after the 1987–1988 season. The show is most notable for showcasing the performance talents of Bob Odenkirk
Bob Odenkirk
Robert "Bob" Odenkirk is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer. He is best known as the co-creator and co-star of the HBO sketch comedy series Mr...
, Robert Smigel
Robert Smigel
Robert Smigel is an American actor, humorist, comedian and writer known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.-Early life:...
, and Conan O'Brien
Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Since November 2010 he has hosted Conan, a late-night talk show that airs on the American cable television station TBS....
, as the three had previously only showcased their writing talents. The revue was directed by Mark Nutter.
Video clips of Happy Happy Good Show were shown on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
in 2006, when the program was taped for a week in Chicago.
Cast
- Conan O'BrienConan O'BrienConan Christopher O'Brien is an American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Since November 2010 he has hosted Conan, a late-night talk show that airs on the American cable television station TBS....
- Bob OdenkirkBob OdenkirkRobert "Bob" Odenkirk is an American actor, comedian, writer, director and producer. He is best known as the co-creator and co-star of the HBO sketch comedy series Mr...
- Robert SmigelRobert SmigelRobert Smigel is an American actor, humorist, comedian and writer known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.-Early life:...
- Rose AbdooRose AbdooRose M. Abdoo is an American actress and comedian, known for her roles as Stars Hollow's local mechanic Gypsy on Gilmore Girls and as Spanish teacher Señorita Rodriguez on That's So Raven.-Life and career:...
- Hugh Callaly
- Debby Jennings
- Dave Reynolds
- Jill TalleyJill TalleyJill Talley is an American comedic actress, best known as a regular cast member of Mr. Show and for her long-running-role as Karen on SpongeBob SquarePants.-Career:...
- with Joe E. Dale
Reviews
A review of the show in the Chicago TribuneChicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
was fairly negative, stating that "most of the skits in this show fall flat, underdeveloped and incomplete, little more, really, than blueprint works-in-progress."
Notable sketches
Several of the sketches are clear progenitors of sketches in other media worked on by the writers.- A sketch set at a nude beachNude beachA nude beach is a beach where users are legally at liberty to be nude. Sometimes the terms clothing-optional beach or free beach are used. Nude bathing is one of the most common forms of nudity in public. As beaches are usually on public lands, any member of the public is entitled to use the...
where genitalia are strategically blocked by furniture is very similar to the famous "Nude Beach" sketch that aired on on Saturday Night Live during the 1988–1989 season. http://snltranscripts.jt.org/88/88bnudebeach.phtml - A sketch in which the cast would make outlandish predictions for the future is thematically similar to Late Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 am...
s recurring In the Year 2000Sketches from Late Night with Conan O'BrienThe following is a list of sketches which debuted on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on NBC.-Moral Outrage:In response to a recent news story, usually about misconduct, Conan speaks at length about his moral outrage, and his feeling of responsibility to remove this type of behavior from society;...
sketch. - A sketch called "Chicago Superfans" about Chicago residents whose conversations would invariably turn back into a discussion of the Chicago BullsChicago BullsThe Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
or Chicago BearsChicago BearsThe Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
. This sketch would eventually become Bill Swerski's SuperfansBill Swerski's SuperfansBill Swerski's Superfans was a recurring sketch about Chicago sports fans on the American sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live. It was a prominent feature from 1991–1992, and its characters have made various other appearances since its inception....
on Saturday Night Live.