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  1. The Complete Oral History of “The Star Spangled Banner” (Fictionalized […] The following is the complete oral history of Francis Scott Key’s “The Star Spangled Banner.” Certain quotes and other elements have been […]
    By Brian Boone
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    How the Strokes — and the Early-Aughts New York Rock Boom — Went BustThe inside story of the last moment of the last great rock band, told by the people who lived it.
    By Lizzy Goodman
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    Damon Albarn and Noel Gallagher on the Making of Gorillaz’s ‘We Got the Power’“I thought it might be cute, Noel and I singing about the power to love each other. Of course, no one’s asked Liam what he thinks about the song yet.”
    By Lane Brown
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    How Crash Crashed the OscarsAn oral history of a Best Picture shocker.
    By Stacey Wilson Hunt
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    An Oral History of MADtv, the Sketch Show That Never Quite Changed Comedy“When we did impressions, they were pretty mean. Britney Spears at one point saw me, and her bodyguard very not-so-subtly pushed me about seven feet away from her.”
    By Tim Greiving
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    Book Excerpt: The Union of the State “When I first met Tom Lennon, I thought he was the snootiest prick in the world.” —Joe Lo Truglio
    By Corey Stulce
  7. RENT: The Oral HistoryTwenty years after Jonathan Larson’s posthumous triumph arrived on Broadway, the cast relives the rise of a musical that changed theater.
    By Rebecca Milzoff
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    An Oral History of ‘The State’ Is Out in MayIf you always wanted a book-length oral history of The State, your prayers have been answered, because today David Wain announced that a State […]
    By Megh Wright
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    The State to Release a Complete Oral HistorySo much more than Reno 911!, though oh man, also Reno 911!
    By Halle Kiefer
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    Check Out ‘Vanity Fair’s Oral History of the Comedy CellarVanity Fair has a great new oral history out today of the Comedy Cellar, and it’s full of fun looks back on the legendary New York comedy club […]
    By Megh Wright
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    An Oral History of Patrice O’Neal’s ‘Elephant in the Room’The story behind one of Comedy Central’s most beloved specials of all time.
    By Eddie Brawley
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    An Oral History of the Nerdier Half of Freaks and GeeksWhat it was really like behind the scenes for the geek squad.
    By Jennifer Vineyard
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    Columbus Directed Home Alone Because Chevy ChaseColumbus says Chase treated him “like dirt.”
    By Ira Madison III
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    The Oral History of Six Feet Under’s Final SceneAlan Ball, Lauren Ambrose, Michael C. Hall, and others reminisce about one of TV’s best finishes.
    By Patti Greco
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    Can You Imagine Chris Meloni in Six Feet Under?Rolling Stone has a comprehensive new oral history.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
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    Check Out a New Oral History of ‘Wet Hot American Summer’Ahead of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp’s Netflix premiere this Friday, Variety put together a comprehensive oral history of the […]
    By Megh Wright
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    Oral History of a Sandwich, by Jon WolperBefore Sandwich, McElroy’s Deli was in trouble. Cold cuts became slimy. Sauces congealed. Produce spoiled after going unused for days. The […]
    By Brian Boone
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    Heath Ledger Hated That ‘I Wish I Knew How to Quit You’ Became a Meme“He was extraordinarily serious about the political issues.”
    By Nate Jones
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    The Oral History of Clueless’s Climactic KissAn excerpt from the new As If!: The Oral History of Clueless.
    By Jen Chaney
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    The Making of T2’s Awesome Liquid-Metal EffectHow the T-1000’s coolest trick came to be. 
    By Kenny Herzog
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    Check Out ‘The A.V. Club’s Oral History of ‘Airplane!’To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Airplane! this year, The A.V. Club has a new oral history out today on the film’s origins, casting, […]
    By Megh Wright
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    Celebrate ‘The Office’s 10th Anniversary with an Oral History of […]Today marks ten years since the American Office debuted on NBC, and to celebrate Uproxx put together a thorough oral history of the show’s […]
    By Megh Wright
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    Read a New Oral History of Weird Al Yankovic’s ‘UHF’To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Weird Al Yankovic’s 1989 film UHF, The A.V. Club has a new oral history out today on the film that […]
    By Megh Wright
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    Read a New Oral History About the Birth of ‘South Park’Entertainment Weekly has a new South Park oral history out today, and it’s a great look into how Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s “The Spirit of […]
    By Megh Wright
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    Read a New Oral History of ‘Parks and Recreation’Not long after posting a comprehensive oral history of the Upright Citizens Brigade, Uproxx has a brand new oral history out today on the […]
    By Megh Wright
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    Read a New Oral History of the Upright Citizens BrigadeUproxx has a brand new oral history of the Upright Citizens Brigade out today, and it’s a fantastic in-depth look at the theatre founded by Amy […]
    By Megh Wright
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    Lindsay Lohan Went ‘Method’ on Mean GirlsAnd “Method” = pink Uggs.
    By Lindsey Weber
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    Freddy Lives: An Oral History of A Nightmare on Elm StreetDon’t sleep on this.
    By Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum
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    Party of Five Season 1 Oral HistoryAs part of our look back at the 1994–95 season, the creators and cast members of the intense Fox drama discuss its debut.
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  30. Read an Oral History of the Sketch Group Murderfist“We all went to college at Florida State University together. Well, some of us went to the community college, some lied about going to school […]
    By Bradford Evans
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    ‘Vanity Fair’ Talks to Groundlings Alums to Celebrate the Theatre’s 40th […]Vanity Fair has a new oral history out today of The Groundlings, LA’s legendary improv theatre that has spawned countless comedic talents on […]
    By Megh Wright
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    A Heathers Sequel Was Originally Written to Star Meryl Streep“It’s Veronica, years later, she’s in Washington. She’s somehow erased her past. And she’s being blackmailed.”
    By Lindsey Weber
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    Updated Edition of ‘Live from New York’ Book Will Be Available This […]Since its publication in 2003, Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller’s oral history book Live from New York has served as the quintessential SNL […]
    By Megh Wright
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    Read an Extensive Oral History of Swingers“I remember them shooting and I actually thought, at the time, This is so embarrassing for them.”
    By Anna Silman
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    Parks and Recreation’s the Cones of Dunshire Board Game, an Oral HistoryAdam Scott and others tell the story behind Ben Wyatt’s obsessive homage to the board game The Settlers of Catan.
    By Gwynne Watkins
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    Kim vs. the Cougar: The Oral History of 24’s Most Infamous SceneVulture communes with Jack Bauer’s daughter as she has a mountain-lion moment and concludes our Micro Oral History Week, fittingly, with Happy Endings
    By Rose Maura Lorre
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    ‘Omigod, That’s Crazy!’: The Oral History of MTV’s UndressedThe steamy late-night serial gave us Christina Hendricks and Adam Brody, but its writers also have a story to tell.
    By Gwynne Watkins
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    ‘And I Cannot Lie’: The Oral History of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s ‘Baby Got Back’ VideoThe 1992 video for the pro-posterior paean spawned controversy and many, many buttocks-centric visual puns. Here’s the true story of how it was made.
    By Rob Kemp
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    Oral History: 90210’s Donna Loses Her VirginityTori Spelling, Jason Priestley, and writer Larry Mollin explain why it took her seven seasons to give it up.
    By Patti Greco
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    Suck and Blow: The Oral History of the Clueless Party SceneAlicia Silverstone, Amy Heckerling, Breckin Meyer, and others remember the “pretty random fiesta” with a Coolio track on the playlist.
    By Jen Chaney
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    ‘Uh-oh, Here Comes Trouble’: The Oral History of Anchorman’s Battle SceneWill Ferrell, Adam McKay, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and others reflect on the iconic scene that “escalated quickly” and “really got out of hand, fast.”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
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    The Trio: The Oral History Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Nerd VillainsThis is the origin story of Jonathan, Warren, and Andrew, as told by Buffy actors and writers.
    By Jennifer Vineyard
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    Read an Oral History of The Kids in the Hall“When the five of us are together, we become the Kids in the Hall. It becomes something that is apart from any one of us. That’s why we keep […]
    By Bradford Evans
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    Read an Oral History of LA’s Wildly Influential Groundlings TheaterTHR has a new oral history of The Groundlings Theater, the LA-based comedy institution where Phil Hartman, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, and also […]
    By Bradford Evans
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    The Oral History of ‘Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn’Revisiting one of the purest forms of comedy on television, and a show that captured the brutal beauty of comics off-stage.
    By Elise Czajkowski
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    The SNL Audition Process Sure Is HarrowingLorne Michaels: He’s mysterious.
    By Margaret Lyons
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    An Oral History of HBO’s Real SexFor two decades, the “60 minutes of sex” provided a master class in human sexuality to anyone with a premium cable package.
    By Molly Langmuir
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    The Hoboken Sound: An Oral History of Maxwell’sIn the pantheon of important New York City rock clubs, New Jersey’s Maxwell’s ranks as high as any.
    By Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum
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    The Oral History of InterventionWith the A&E show set to air its final episode tonight, the creative team behind the long-running series looks back.
    By Gwynne Watkins
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    How The Room Became the Biggest Cult Film of the Past DecadeTen years ago, a small independent film with a terrible script, a no-name director, and a cast of unknowns premiered.
    By Nate Jones
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